Jamie Foxx is in talks to join White House Down. Channing Tatum is also attached to star.

The actor will play the President of the United States in this action drama centering around an attack on the White House. Channing Tatum will play the Secret Service agent tasked with protecting the President.

Roland Emmerich is directing from a script by James Vanderbilt. Bradley Fischer and Laeta Kalogridis are producing through their Mythology Entertainment company.

The actor is also starring in Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained, which comes to theaters Christmas Day.