Director Roland Emmerich talks Independence Day sequel and other future projects

Posted 13 years ago

Roland Emmerich is going to be very busy for the next few years with his sequel to INDEPENDENCE DAY and the recently announced reboot for STARGATE. But those aren't the only projects the director has been looking at, and in...

Could Will Smith return for Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day 2?

Posted 13 years ago

Director Roland Emmerich recently announced the sequel to INDEPENDENCE DAY and dropped some details about the plot and characters, much to the chagrin of fans everywhere.  While there’s a lot of love for the first INDEPENDENCE DAY it’s been a...

The JoBlo Sunday Night Movie Chat: Independence Day

Posted 13 years ago

It’s that time of year when millions of Americans fire up the grill, watch beautiful fireworks displays, and watch movies that celebrate our independence. Well, The JoBlo Sunday Night Movie Chat would like to help with that last one. This...

Cool Videos: Ready the fireworks! Honest Trailers tackles Independence Day!

Posted 13 years ago

To get you in the spirt of the 4th of July, Screen Junkies has put together another honest trailer, this time for Roland Emmerich‘s INDEPENDENCE DAY! This lengthy “trailer” has got some great bits throughout on a pretty easy target,...

Cool Videos: David Lynch’s video for Nine Inch Nails’ “Came Back Haunted” may give you seizures

Posted 13 years ago

Ah! My f*cking eyes! Nine Inch Nails front-man Trent Reznor had wanted to work with David Lynch for years before they finally collaborated on the soundtrack for Lynch’s 1997 movie LOST HIGHWAY. Since then, NIN has had varying levels of...

Ask and you shall receive! Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum back for Independence Day sequel

Posted 13 years ago

Yesterday we mentioned that Will Smith would not be part of the INDEPENDENCE DAY sequel, but director Roland Emmerich did say some of the other characters might return. The actors that immediately stood out were Bill Pullman and Jeff Goldblum....

Director Roland Emmerich on the Independence Day sequel: No Will Smith and only one film (for now)

Posted 13 years ago

Last week a release date was announced for INDEPENDENCE DAY 2, which came as a bit of a surprise considering it wasn't clear when the project was officially green light and there hadn't been that much news about the film...

Roland Emmerich says he wants to build a mythology with the Independence Day sequels; Jeff Goldblum will probably return

Posted 13 years ago

Roland Emmerich shared some details on the INDEPENDENCE DAY sequels back in March, with the director revealing that the films will be set 20 years after the first one and some of the plot may involve humans trying to use...

Roland Emmerich has some Independence Day sequel details for you

Posted 13 years ago

The last bit of news we heard about the sequels to INDEPENDENCE DAY was September when the titles were revealed to be ID FOREVER PART 1 and 2. Not the greatest title in the world, but it’ll do. Now, with...

Would you go see a sequel to Independence Day with this title?

Posted 14 years ago

Unlike the sneak attack sprung on us by the aliens of INDEPENDENCE DAY, we’ve known that sequels (yes, sequels) were coming for a while now.  What we haven’t known was just what they would be called, which was tough for...