Be warned. The following post contains spoilers for Independence Day: Resurgence…
After a disappointing weekend at the US box office, a sequel to Independence Day: Resurgence is already looking unlikely, but, if the international numbers come in stronger than expected, all hope is not lost yet. At the very least, one person is preparing for that scenario, as director of both 1996’s Independence Day and Resurgence, Roland Emmerich, teased what audiences can expect from a third film in the franchise during a recent interview with Empire.
On his plans for Independence Day 3, Emmerich told the outlet, “The next one will be an intergalactic journey. It’ll be [set] maybe a year or two later, not 20 years [on]. I want to maintain this group of people, especially the young characters, and Jeff [Goldblum] and Brent [Spiner] will take part in it. It’ll be fun to keep that group together. I imagine them now going in one of these ships they’ve rebuilt into a wormhole. I think it’ll be the classic of going into space but it has to be about Earth, and we have a really good idea for that.”
For those who have seen Resurgence, the director’s mention of a more “intergalactic” sequel shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. Toward the end of the film, Brent Spiner’s Dr. Okun reveals that humanity’s best option might be to take the fight against the aliens to space, after learning that the refugees’ sphere of artificial intelligence could give them advanced technology and weaponry.
If Independence Day 3 does come to fruition, Emmerich will certainly be back in the director’s chair, claiming that he’d “never, ever let someone else do it.”
SEE ALSO: Read our reviews of Independence Day: Resurgence here and here
Independence Day: Resurgence is in theaters now, with Emmerich directing returning stars Jeff Goldblum, Vivica A. Fox, Judd Hirsch, Brent Spiner and Bill Pullman alongside new additions Liam Hemsworth (The Hunger Games), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Nymphomaniac), Maika Monroe (It Follows), Sela Ward (The Day After Tomorrow), Joey King (Wish I Was Here), Jessie Usher (When The Game Stands Tall), Angelababy (Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon) and William Fichtner (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles).
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Originally published June 26, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
