'Olympus Has Fallen' trivia and fun facts

The role of the Secret Service director was originally written for a man. Antoine Fuqua persuaded Angela Bassett to audition, then had the role re-written for a woman.

Hamish MacDonald is a real news reporter for channel 10, based in Sydney, Australia.

This is the second time Dylan McDermott has played a Secret Service Agent. He also played a similar role in En la línea de fuego (1993) with Clint Eastwood.

Winona Ryder was the studio's first choice to play the First Lady.

Ironically, Rick Yune, who plays the villain, was born in Washington D.C..