Morgan Freeman went a bit off-message on the London Has Fallen publicity tour recently - specifically what he told us about his motivation for returning for the Olympus Has Fallen sequel.

It isn't a determination to really get to grips with his character, US Vice President Allan Trumbull; nor is it a fascination with what might really happen during an assault on the capital. It's, well... the pay cheque.

Freeman is, of course, just being honest here about an equation that many stars use, a sort of "one for them, one for me" approach to their career.

It's refreshing and rather laudable to hear someone admit it. But then, he's Morgan Freeman. Who would dare chastise him?

The film also stars Gerard Butler as Secret Service Agent Mike Banning, who must get President Benjamin Asher (Aaron Eckhart) to safety through a London positively crawling with terrorists.

Angela Bassett, Radha Mitchell, Robert Forster, Jackie Earle Haley and Alon Moni Aboutboul also star.

London Has Fallen is in cinemas now. You can hear what Gerard Butler had to say about a second sequel here, or watch the trailer below:

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