So Who Wants an 'Independence Day' Sequel?
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Though no one asked for a sequel to Independence Day (because didn't Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum use a computer virus to rid us of those damn aliens the last time?), that's not stopping special effects superhero Roland Emmerich from wanting to churn one out for the hell of it. Only problem is ... it's going to take a lot more than an arm and a leg to get Will Smith back in an alien fighting mood.
While speaking to Emmerich about 2012, Latino Review learned that there's a script and a story for Independence Day 2, but right now 20th Century Fox is delaying it because they can't come to terms with Emmerich, writer-producer Dean Devlin and Will Smith -- all of whom want to make sure they're paid, like, a trillion dollars for this thing. According to Emmerich, Fox wanted them to make the sequel without Will Smith, but the writer-director insists he star in it. "I said Will is essential for us, for this movie and actually for the audience too. And, so, it's in limbo and lately the studios are fighting. Like gross players, and Will is a gross player and is probably the only gross player right now who's worth his gross. So we'll see what happens. I would love to do it," Emmerich noted.
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10-12-2009 @ 3:16PM
Dan said...
I don't really care one way or another...but I'm not gonna act like I won't go see it if it gets made.
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10-12-2009 @ 5:16PM
Zoidbert said...
No one. INDEPENDENCE DAY, moneymaker that is was, was a miserable hack job of George Pal's WAR OF THE WORLDS. What's Emmerich stealing for his story for a sequel?
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10-12-2009 @ 5:41PM
Rich said...
I LOVE Independence Day. Its just a fun movie. Its not the greatest thing ever made, but its a fun to watch the 100th time as it was the 1st time.
A sequel? Please give me a break.
There are only really 2 ways to do it:
1) its a couple years later, they are starting to rebuild and the rest of the Fleet shows up
Or:
2) its alot of years later, they have rebuilt with new tech gleen from the aliens and the rest of the fleet shows up.
thanks but no...
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10-12-2009 @ 8:29PM
Bryan said...
I'll be honest here, ID4 is my favorite movie, largely because I grew up with it and because no matter how many times I see it, it still manages to make me giggle. There is something truly special about a movie where you can watch literally tens of millions of people die and still deeply enjoy yourself. Independence Day may not be a bastion of artistic integrity but it does prove the validity of the blockbuster, a movie that has humor, special effects, interesting performances and a vibrant energy to it that, take it seriously or not, still manages to be exhilarating, emotional and massive amounts of fun.
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