• Will Smith Might Return For 'Independence Day' Sequel; 2016 Release Possible

    While Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman are all set to return for the Independence Day sequel, director Roland Emmerich told press earlier this summer that Will Smith likely wouldn't come back, because he was just too expensive and too famous. But that was before After Earth proved a critically reviled flop, and now it seems…

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  • 'Independence Day' Producer Dean Devlin To Direct His Own Disaster Movie; Plus Bill Pullman Talks 'ID4' Sequels

    In the realm of global disaster films, the team of director Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin are first ballot Hall Of Famers. The pair not only collaborated on Independence Day and Godzilla, they're slowly working on putting together sequels for the former. Since those days, Emmerich has continued his reign of terror, destroying the world…

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  • 'Independence Day' Sequels Get Rumored Titles, 3D Conversions, Different Tones

    With director Roland Emmerich currently filming White House Down, there's not a lot of working going on with the sequels to Independence Day. Producer Dean Devlin has gone on record saying he and Emmerich have cracked the idea for the films and continue to work on them, but it's not a daily thing. No matter;…

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  • Dean Devlin And Roland Emmerich Are Working On 'Independence Day 2;' Want To Make 'Stargate' Sequels

    The producing/directing team behind Universal Soldier, Stargate and Independence Day, Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, are now officially back together and working on Independence Day 2. Devlin confirmed this in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter and though there's no timetable on the release, discussions have begun with the returning cast members and the…

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  • Back-To-Back 'Independence Day' Sequels Will Happen With Or Without Will Smith

    Everything else we loved growing up is getting a belated sequel, so why not Independence Day? Fifteen years after Roland Emmerich's alien-invasion movie became a smash hit, grossing $800 million worldwide, Fox is gearing up to produce two back-to-back sequels. Emmerich and his writing and producing partner Dean Devlin are said to be close to…

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