White House Down White House Down White House Down is a 2013 American political action thriller film directed by Roland Emmerich about an assault on the White House by a paramilitary group and the Capitol Police Officer who tries to stop them. The film's screenplay is by James Vanderbilt, and it stars Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx, with Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Woods, Jason Clarke, Joey King, and Richard Jenkins in supporting roles. The film was released on June 28, 2013 and grossed US$205 million worldwide. President of the United States James Sawyer (Jamie Foxx) generates controversy over a proposed peace treaty between the
Roland Emmerich imagine himself as getting enthusiastic about the project because he was never intrigued by comic books and superhero-related fiction. However, Emmerich still defends "Godzilla", noting that the film was highly profitable and claiming that, of all his movies, people tell him "Godzilla" is the one they and their kids watch the most repeatedly. Emmerich has also faced criticism from the LGBT community. His film "Stonewall" was criticized for being whitewashed and diminishing the contributions of transgender women of color to starting the Stonewall Riots, and for being sex-negative. In response to these claims, Emmerich has said the Stonewall riots were