Gerard Butler has revealed the Fallen film series will return for a fourth installment.

The actor, 50, has played US Secret Service agent Mike Banning since 2013’s Olympus Has Fallen.

The action thriller was followed by London Has Fallen and Angel Has Fallen.

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The next film’s title is yet to be revealed but Butler said it is currently in development.

He told Entertainment Weekly: ‘I think with everything going on, we need him [Mike Banning]. He needs to come back.’

The 300 stars said the film is in the early stages but the production team has an idea to keep the popular franchise going.

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He said: ‘Yeah, I think you will be seeing another. We’re toying away with another really fantastic idea that we’re working on at the moment that obviously we can’t say too much about.’

In the first film of the series, Mike Banning was trapped inside the White House as he tries to prevent the President from being kidnapped.

The sequel saw the Secret Service agent in London trying to stop an assassination plot against world leaders at the funeral of the prime minister.

In the most recent film, released last year, Banning returned to the US as he tried to clear his name after being framed for an attack on the president.