G20could give Viola Davis her very own action franchise - and its premise is exactly where Gerard Butler’sHas Fallenfranchiseshouldhave gone. Davis might be one of the most acclaimed actresses of her generation, but she’s no stranger to action either. She has previously appeared in theSuicide Squadmovies andThe Woman King, andthe trailer for Amazon’sG20confirms it will be one of her most physical roles yet. She will play the President of the United States in the thriller, who takes matters into her own hands when terrorists seize the G20 summit.
In short, it looks and feels like an old-fashioned riff on theDie Hardformula. The key difference withG20is that instead of the hero having to save the President - as a typical action movie would do things - the POTUS has to save the day herself. The film looks more inspired by theHas Fallenmovie franchise, merging political thriller and action flick. In fact,it feels like the premise the nextHas Fallensequel should have used.
Night Has Fallen Should Make Gerard Butler’s Banning The Next President
Night Has Fallen will be the fourth entry in the series and it should take the next logical step and make Gerard Butler’s Mike Banning the President.
Viola Davis' G20 Feels Like The Movie The Fourth Has Fallen Should Have Been
Night Has Fallen should have introduced President Banning
Gerard Butler fronted the first threeHas Fallenmovies as Secret Service Agent Mike Banning. The films always involved Banning having to save the POTUS from various assassination attempts, but whilea fourth film dubbedNight Has Fallenwas announced, it has yet to arrive. Nothing has been revealed about the fourth movie’s story either, thoughafter he spent three films saving others, the next logical step was to make Banning the POTUS. This way, Butler’s protagonist gets to avert the next crisis and save his own skin simultaneously.
Mike moving into the Oval Office isn’t that big a stretch in a franchise as ludicrous as theHas Fallensaga. Instead,G20has seized on that idea, with the entire selling point being about watching a President kick ass. TheHas Fallenseries wasted an obvious direction to move toward, since the previous entries had pretty much done everything else and President Banning would have been an intriguing new wrinkle. Still,G20looks like a fun throwback to the high concept action films of the 1990s, while Davis is an excellent choice for the lead role.
Why The Fourth Has Fallen Movie Has Stalled
Butler has been busy elsewhere since 2019
TheHas Fallenmovies arrived within three years of each other, but the fourth film still shows no signs of happening.A key reason the next outing is taking so long involves a $10 million fraud claim Butler filed against Millennium Media, the franchise’s producers (viaTHR). The star claimed he was owed unpaid profits fromOlympus Has Fallen. This lawsuit was filed in 2021 and wasn’t settled until late 2023.
Gerard Butler has been on a run of hits in recent years, so it feels like a safe bet a fourthHas Fallenwill happen at some point.
In the meantime, Butler has been working on other projects non-stop, includingDen of Thieves 2: Panteraand the upcoming live-action take onHow to Train Your Dragon. Considering the above, it’s not a surpriseNight Has Fallenhas taken a backseat. Butler has been on a run of hits in recent years - including 2023’sPlane- so it feels like a safe bet a fourthHas Fallenwill happen at some point. It might also be a question of timing since Butler looks well-booked for the next few years, includingDen of Thieves 3.
G20 Could Launch A New Franchise For Viola Davis
Is G21 on the cards?
It’s too early to tell howG20will fare with audiences when it debuts on Prime Video in April. Still, the movie is a big-budget action adventure with a name cast, so it should nab a lot of curiosity views. Davis may have landed her ownDie Hard-style franchise if it proves a surprise hit. There are plenty of other scenarios Davis' President Sutton could find herself in - though other movies have tried a White House siege a few times. Regardless,an ongoing action series fronted by a performer of Davis' caliber would be a real treat.
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It’s been interesting to note Davis’s move toward genre material in recent years, including a possible soloAmanda Wallershow.G20’spreview makes it clear she’s entirely thrown herself into the action sequences, with Sutton taking part in various fistfights and shootouts with the terrorists who take over the summit. Even if it doesn’t lead to aHas Fallen-style franchise, Davis should still embrace more action roles in the years ahead - if that includes theAmanda Wallershow, then all the better.
TheHas Fallenfranchise spawned a TV spinoff in 2024 withParis Has Fallen;however, Gerard Butler did not reprise his role as Mike Banning.
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G20 is a political thriller centered around President Danielle Sutton, who must leverage her statecraft and military skills to protect her family and global leaders when the G20 Summit is seized by terrorists. Released in 2025, the film explores themes of international diplomacy and crisis management.
