Roland Emmerich

Date of Birth

1955-11-10

Place of Birth

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany

Known for

Godzilla, King of the Monsters

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Mel Gibson's The Patriot had a huge cast, a $110 million budget and massive battle scenes. So what happened at the box office?

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What Happened to The Patriot? Mel Gibson’s Underrated Revolutionary War Epic

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Mel Gibson's The Patriot had a huge cast, a $110 million budget and massive battle scenes. So what happened at the box office?

Discover what happened to The Thirteenth Floor, the underrated sci-fi noir inspired by Simulacron-3 that explored AI, virtual reality, and simulation theory

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What Happened to The Thirteenth Floor? The Sci-Fi Mystery That Was Overshadowed by The Matrix

Posted 2 months ago

Discover what happened to The Thirteenth Floor, the underrated sci-fi noir inspired by Simulacron-3 that explored AI, virtual reality, and simulation theory

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Awesome Art honors legendary summer blockbusters from Jaws to Top Gun

Posted 3 months ago

Awesome Art celebrates the greatest summer blockbusters of all time with stunning new prints inspired by Batman, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Top Gun, and more.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson says Moonfall is the most scientifically inaccurate movie

Posted 3 years ago

Neil deGrasse Tyson says that Roland Emmerich's Moonfall has surpassed Armageddon as the most scientifically inaccurate movie.

Roland Emmerich is launching a franchise called Space Nation, which will consist of a video game, a TV series, and animated shorts

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Space Nation: Roland Emmerich launches franchise with video game, TV series, animated shorts

Posted 3 years ago

Roland Emmerich is launching a franchise called Space Nation, which will consist of a video game, a TV series, and animated shorts

Anthony Hopkins, Gladiator series, Those About to Die, Peacock

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Those About to Die: Anthony Hopkins to play Roman Emperor in Peacock’s gladiator series

Posted 4 years ago

Anthony Hopkins to play Roman emperor Vespasian in Those About to Die, Roland Emmerich's gladiator drama series for Peacock.

John "The Arrow" Fallon and Lance Vlcek discuss the 1992 sci-fi action classic Universal Soldier for The Arrow in the Head Show!

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The Arrow in the Head Show racks up a body count with the sci-fi action classic Universal Soldier

Posted 4 years ago

Cody Director Roland Emmerich has brought us a whole lot of fun movies over the years, from Independence Day to The Day After Tomorrow, but as far as I’m concerned the best movie he has ever made was his 1992...

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Those About to Die: Roland Emmerich to direct gladiatorial drama series for Peacock

Posted 4 years ago

Roland Emmerich will want a sword and shield because his gladiatorial combat project is getting a straight-to-series order at Peacock. The series, To Those About to Die, is based on the non-fiction novel by Daniel Mannix. Presented as a larger-than-life drama, Those...

Lionsgate is releasing a 4K UHD steelbook edition of Roland Emmerich's Universal Soldier, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren

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Universal Soldier 4K steelbook release reaches shelves in June

Posted 4 years ago

There are a lot of Jean-Claude Van Damme movies that I still need to catch up on, but I’m a big fan of his early work – and one of my favorite Van Damme movies is the 1992 classic Universal...

The 4K, Blu-ray, DVD, and digital releases of Roland Emmerich's disaster epic Moonfall include audio commentary and featurettes.

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Moonfall: 4K, Blu-ray, DVD, digital releases include audio commentary and featurettes

Posted 4 years ago

Director Roland Emmerich had some hope that his latest disaster epic, Moonfall, was going to be the start of a trilogy… but given that the movie only made $41 million at the global box office (and even had its theatrical...

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The Day After Tomorrow (2004) vs 2012 (2009) – Face Off

Posted 5 years ago

Chris The undisputed king of disaster movies, Roland Emmerich, is back with his latest disaster epic, Moonfall, which recently debuted to an underwhelming $10 million opening weekend. With a 68% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, Moonfall clearly needs to come...

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MOVIE POLL: What Is Your Favorite Disaster Movie?

Posted 5 years ago

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Roland Emmerich thinks Marvel, Star Wars movies are ruining the industry

Posted 5 years ago

While there are certainly still original movies out there, it’s hard to deny that much of the blockbuster landscape has been scooped up by Marvel movies, DC movies, and Star Wars movies. It can be hard enough for directors to...