Roland Emmerich, director of the Independence Day franchise, says that he still wants to make a third film. The original Independence Day, starring Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum, is a beloved sci-fi classic and while the long-awaited second film, Independence Day: Resurgence didn’t go down so well, director Roland Emmerich is still interested in continuing […]
Independence Day: Resurgence director blames Will Smith for the film’s failures
Roland Emmerich, the director of Independence Day: Resurgence, has blamed Will Smith and Suicide Squad for the film’s disappointments. Many fans of the classic Will Smith film Independence Day had been waiting a very long time for a sequel to be made. They finally got their wish with the 2016 film Independence Day: Resurgence but, […]
Aladdin tops Independence Day to become the biggest movie of Will Smith’s career
Having reached the $800 million milestone last week, Walt Disney Pictures’ Aladdin has now pushed its global haul to $824.1 million, topping the $817.4 million gross of 1996’s Independence Day to become the biggest box office hit of Will Smith’s career. Smith took to Instagram to express his thanks and gratitude to everyone who’s been […]
Is it time to move away from Legacy Characters?
George Chrysostomou on legacy characters… Franchises have a lot of bankable qualities, but one thing that will forever boost the box office of a much loved film saga is the continuation of a well known individual’s story, or the return of a legendary character, one that people would actually pay money to see return to […]
Commander-in-Chief: The Top 10 Fictional US Presidents
Cameron Frew on the top 10 fictional US presidents… Adam McKay’s take on the cataclysmic career of former Vice President to George Dubya Bush, Dick Cheney, in Vice, arrives in U.S. theaters today. The Presidency is a reoccurring casting across film; sometimes they’re biopic or factual works, which often give way to some fabulous performances […]
Will Smith explains why he chose Suicide Squad over Independence Day: Resurgence
For several years, there was conflicting reports about Will Smith’s potential inclusion in this year’s Independence Day sequel, with the producers said to have created two scripts – one featuring his character, and the other without. Eventually it was confirmed that Smith would not reprise his role as Captain Steven Hiller in Independence Day: Resurgence, with […]
Roland Emmerich shares unused plot for Independence Day sequel
It’s taken director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin two decades to get their Independence Day sequel off the ground, and with the release of Independence Day: Resurgence fast approaching, Emmerich has shared an unused plot for the follow-up during an interview with Empire. “It was after 9/11 and Dean and I wanted to make […]
Why does Independence Day: Resurgence look so boring?
Anghus Houvouras on Independence Day: Resurgence and why it looks so boring… I unapologetically love Independence Day, the 1996 masterpiece of popcorn movie making. It’s one of the best blockbusters ever made. An absolute piece of cinematic perfection when it comes to delivering thrills, chills, and trite melodrama. 20 years later and it’s still a […]
The aliens are back as Independence Day: Resurgence opens across the UK
After twenty years of waiting, the aliens have finally returned, as 20th Century Fox unleashes Roland Emmerich’s sci-fi sequel Independence Day: Resurgence, the hotly-anticipated follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster. To celebrate the release, Vue Entertainment has been conducting research into the British public’s thoughts on extraterrestrial life, with one in three respondents believing in the […]
Why 1996 was the Most Important Year in Hollywood
This week, Neil Calloway argues that 1996 was a hugely influential year in cinema… This month sees the release of the long awaited Independence Day sequel. In many ways it seems like a long time since the original came out; the film industry has moved on a lot, and there is no way that a […]
