Ronald Emmerich has been talking up doing an Independence Day sequel for quite some time... I'm sure he gets asked about doing a sequel every time he's at a press conference, but seriously... who wouldn't see this film? The sheer length of time that has past just makes the idea more intriguing! What happened to President Thomas J. Whitmore? Or Cap. Steven Hiller or DAVE!?
Believe it or not, there is a script written, but it's been in Emmerich's back pocket for a while since FOX is still trying to figure out how to make this magic happen. According to Latino Review, Emmerich says that the film is likely to happen with FOX, but they have not figured out Dean's and my deal along with Will Smith's deal... Will wants to do it in some sort of package they can live with.
This may shock some of you, but FOX has actually had the balls to suggest doing the film without Smith! WTF?! Emmerich definitely had something to say about this outrageous idea.
" I said to FOX, 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."
I don't know if this idea of a sequel is a good one or not... sure it leaves us curious about the aftermath of it all in 1996. But, I don't know how Emmerich could actually make this film work. Maybe it should just be kept in the 90s.
What do you think?
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