When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured and the President (Aaron Eckart) is kidnapped by a terrorist mastermind, disgraced former Prudential guard, Mike Banning (Gerard Butler), moves to action. As the national security team scrambles to respond, the secret service ground team is wiped out and it's up to Banning to retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger crisis. Directed by Antonine Fuqua (Training Day) and also starring Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Ashley Judd and Rick Yune.