Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman and Aaron Eckhart have to save London in ‘London Has Fallen’ teaser

Three years after blowing up the White House, the stars and producers of Olympus Has Fallen now have to see the Houses of Parliament fall in London Has Fallen. The teaser for the new film was released today.

Running just a minute, the teaser reminds you that the film is a sequel to Olympus Has Fallen, which was a surprise hit in 2013. That film wound up grossing $161 million worldwide, which was enough to justify a sequel. Unlike Olympus, which was distributed by FilmDistrict, London will be released by Lionsgate.

Most of the original cast is back for a second go-round, including Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman. Angela Bassett, Melissa Leo, Radha Mitchell, Charlotte Riley and Robert Forster co-star.

Butler has to take the U.S. president (Eckhart) to the U.K. for a prime minister’s funeral and they find out that there is a deadly plot to kill other political leaders. Butler teams up with a MI-6 agent (Riley) to put an end to the destruction, notes EW.

The film was originally going to be helmed by Fredrik Bond, but he dropped out and was replaced by Babak Najafi (Easy Money II, episodes of Banshee).

London Has Fallen hits theaters on Jan. 22.

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