The Stars Fall in ‘Olympus Has Fallen’ By Warren Rojas Posted February 28, 2013 at 11:51am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit The main problem with playing a pol in Hollywood is the whole topsy-turvy power structure. Take the looming perps-invade-1600-Penn thriller “Olympus Has Fallen”: </p> <p>One-time fake POTUS Morgan Freeman — he shouldered the load of a doomed Earth as President Beck in “Deep Impact” — drops down the political food chain to be House Speaker Martin Trumbull in this outing. Both roles, of course, are a step down from ruling all creation in “Bruce Almighty.”<span id="more-207695"></span></p> <p>Same goes for Gerard Butler. The once heroic Spartan — his hunky King Leonidas handily dispatched many an ill-fated Persian in “300” — has been demoted to disgraced Secret Service agent Mike Banning for this go-round.</p><script id="5e2bd50d2be64735bd9c6970a280aeab">(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=9484058d-cb86-4c6b-b476-f5e62bd11798&cid=69ef7590-f88b-4a7b-b1ad-bbee64894f4f'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "9484058d-cb86-4c6b-b476-f5e62bd11798" }).render("5e2bd50d2be64735bd9c6970a280aeab"); });</script></p> <p>The only one who has, debatably, most moved up in the world is Aaron Eckhart. Here he’s been promoted to commander-in-chief — he portrays terror-plagued President Benjamin Asher — after pulling smarmy lobbyist duty in the satirical “Thank You for Smoking.”</p> <p>Meanwhile, in a bit of art imitating life serendipity — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s life, to be specific — Ashley Judd flexes her administrative chops as first lady Margaret Asher. In real life, she keeps stringing along political writers with the will-she-or-won’t-she drama of maybe, possibly launching a formal bid to unseat Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.</p> <p></body> Recent Stories Capitol Ink | Gilding the Congress Reconciliation law offers radiation compensation to more people Serious legislating hits a low point ‘The best investigative reporter I ever had a chance to work with’ FAA administrator nomination headlines a respite week for senators Democratic divisions in Arizona special election don’t fall along conventional lines
