The patriotism of Independence Day: Resurgence is “a little bit more complicated”
The first Independence Day film is still very much an American patriotastic flick. But the sequel is going to tone down the USA fervour somewhat.
Light the fireworks in this new trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence
It’s been 20 years since the alien armada was sent screaming back into the cold, dark void of space in Independence Day. And now they're back for more.
INDEPENDENCE DAY 2 synopsis confirms that the aliens are "coming back"
The other day, I was engaged in a Facebook conversation about bad movies when somebody mentioned Independence Day. If I could have slapped them through TCP/IP I would have. I have an incredible love for director Roland Emmerich and writer Dean Devlin’s 1996 alien disaster flick and not just because it made a proper superstar out of a young Will …
INDEPENDENCE DAY sequel casts its lead; Jeff Goldblum and Liam Hemsworth confirmed
There’s no doubt that starring in 1996’s $800+ million dollar grossing Independence Day is what turned Will Smith into the global superstar he is today. Before that though, Smith had to put in some work to get noticed, first as a Grammy-winning rapper and then as the star of a much beloved sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. When it …
Producer Dean Devlin talks INDEPENDENCE DAY Sequel
After years of it sitting in development hell, Fox finally greenlit an Independence Day sequel last month, which for the moment bears the terrible title of ID Forever (ID4Eva!). You’ll notice I said “an Independence Day sequel” and not “the Independence Day sequels”, although there was originally talk about them shooting not just one, but two movies back-to-back. But in …
Fox officially greenlights the first INDEPENDENCE DAY sequel
There’s a reason why the development process for movies in Hollywood is known affectionately as “Development Hell”. It’s where projects gestate, sitting patiently through various rewrites and script revisions, waiting for a cash injection that will move the film along. While Independence Day 2 hasn’t been stuck in one of the more dire circles of that hell, waiting for the …
Top List Thursday: Things that made you scream BOOOOOYAH in movies
One thing I love about movies is how they are able to create emotions in you, like some ex-love calling you to tell you they made a big mistake breaking up with you and they want you back, only to giggle and say they are kidding… I mean, you know what I mean! The magic of cinema is able to …
Jeff Goldblum will be back in INDEPENDENCE DAY 2, but not JURASSIC WORLD
I could easily live with an Independence Day sequel not starring Will Smith, as I doubt that the world is ready for a movie that stars the Captain Hiller air brigade squadron that happens to be made up of his entire family. One cast member that I do consider essential however? Jeff Goldblum as computer genius David Levinson. And fortuantely, he’ll be …
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