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First trailer and images for Roland Emmerich’s WWII epic Midway

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Lionsgate has debuted the first trailer and images for director Roland Emmerich’s upcoming World War II epic Midway, which features a cast that includes Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast), Woody Harrelson (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Mandy Moore (47 Meters Down), Patrick Wilson (Aquaman), Nick Jonas (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle), Aaron Eckhart (Olympus […]

First poster for Roland Emmerich’s World War II epic Midway

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Independence Day and 2012 director Roland Emmerich is taking a break from world-destroying blockbusters this year to tell the story of the Battle of Midway in his World War II epic Midway, and Lionsgate has now unveiled the first poster for the movie ahead of its release in November. Midway details the Battle of Midway, a […]

Roland Emmerich producing adaptation of Mozart’s The Magic Flute

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Filmmaker Roland Emmerich is taking a break from destroying the world to produce a modern-day adaptatin of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s opera The Magic Flute. Variety reports that the film will follow “15-year-old Tim Walker, who is sent from London to the Austrian Alps to attend the renowned Mozart boarding school, where he discovers a centuries-old forgotten passageway […]

Roland Emmerich to direct WWII movie Midway

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Director Roland Emmerich is to step behind the camera for a World War II movie entitled Midway. Investment for the project comes via China’s Bona Film Group with the movie being announced on Tuesday at the Cannes Film Festival. Bona Film Group, who recently provided funding for Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, will retain the worldwide distribution […]

Roland Emmerich to direct sci-fi thriller Dark Matter

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Variety is reporting that director Roland Emmerich is in negotiations to direct Sony Pictures’ adaptation of the bestselling sci-fi thriller Dark Matter from author Blake Crouch (Wayward Pines). Published earlier this year, Dark Matter “centers on a college physics professor in Chicago with a warm family life. The teacher is knocked out by a masked abductor […]

Dean Devlin says Stargate reboot cancelled, will make directorial debut with Countdown

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It was only a few months ago that producer Dean Devlin spoke enthusiastically about rebooting the Stargate franchise with a trilogy directed by original director Roland Emmerich, even going so far as to hire Independence Day: Resurgence‘s writers to pen the script last year. Now, however, the Stargate reboot has been cancelled. Speaking to Empire, Devlin said “It looked good […]

Movie Review – Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

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Independence Day: Resurgence, 2016. Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, William Fichtner, Jessie T. Usher, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Brent Spiner, Joey King, Sela Ward, Vivica A. Fox, Angelababy, Nicolas Wright, Travis Tope, Judd Hirsch, and Deobia Opare. SYNOPSIS: Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with […]

Movie Review – Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

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Independence Day: Resurgence, 2016 Directed by Roland Emmerich. Starring Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, William Fichtner, Jessie T. Usher, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Brent Spiner, Sela Ward, Joey King, Judd Hirsch and Deobia Oparei. SYNOPSIS: Twenty years after their initial invasion of Earth, the aliens have returned. (CONTAINS SPOILERS) Make no mistake, the first Independence […]

Director Roland Emmerich says Independence Day 3 would be “an intergalactic journey”

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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 […]