Night Has Fallen Must Bring Back Aaron Eckhart's Asher

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Night Has Fallen must bring Aaron Eckhart's former President Asher back to the series. 2013 saw two rival blockbusters battle it out, with White House Down and Olympus Has Fallen both featuring terrorists seizing the White House. Olympus Has Fallen cost less than half of its rival and carried a hard R-rating, but the movie was the clear winner of the fight as White House Down just about covered its production costs. Neither movie received warm reviews either, but audiences took to Olympus Has Fallen's blunt but effective hero Mike Banning, played by Gerard Butler.

The movie's success quickly led to London Has Fallen — where Banning has to save the President during a massive attack on London — and 2019's Angel Has Fallen. The latter entry wisely scaled back the concept somewhat and focused on Banning having to clear his name after being framed for an assassination attempt. The Has Fallen movie series has proven robust, which is especially rare for a big-budget, R-rated franchise nowadays. In addition to a fourth movie currently dubbed Night Has Fallen being in development, a TV series spin-off is also planned.

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One of the endearing things about the first two Has Fallen movies was the friendship between Secret Service Agent Banning and President Benjamin Asher, played by Aaron Eckhart. Butler and Eckhart shared great chemistry, and while their shared screentime was brief in Olympus Has Fallen, one of the highlights of London Has Fallen is that they were paired for most of the story. Before the third movie, Eckhart made it clear he won't be returning and that Asher would be retired and off playing golf. Considering the timeline of the series — and the fact Asher was succeeded by