Roland Emmerich, the director of Independence Day: Resurgence, has blamed Will Smith and Suicide Squad for the film’s disappointments. Many fans of the classic Will Smith film Independence Day had been waiting a very long time for a sequel to be made. They finally got their wish with the 2016 film Independence Day: Resurgence but, […]
No plans for Independence Day 3 according to producer Dean Devlin
Independence Day: Resurgence, which came out in 2016, was fully intended to be a new lease of life for the Independence Day franchise, updating the sci-fi series and paving the way for a third movie. Alas, the disappointment of the blockbuster left a sour taste in many people’s mouths, and the film failed to match the […]
Deadpool tops the list of the most pirated movies of 2016
After unveiling the most pirated TV shows of the year earlier this week, Torrent Freak has now revealed the ten most-pirated movies of 2016, based upon the number of illegal downloads on BitTorrent over the past six months. There aren’t really any major surprises here, save perhaps for the lack of Zootopia, which is the […]
The Highest Grossing Movies of 2016
Luke Owen charts the highest grossing movies of 2016… The box office battle of 2016 is now in the books, and Disney are the ones wearing the king’s crown. Their domestic totals are very impressive, and their worldwide takings are even better. As with the opening weekends, The House of Mouse holds six of the […]
The Year in Disappointment: 2016
Anghus Houvouras on the biggest disappointments of 2016… By all accounts, 2016 was a pretty disappointing year. It will go down in history as one of the most despised spans of time in human history. There was so much negativity. So much raw hatred and ignorance. Feuding sides that seemed to revel in the other’s […]
Will Smith explains why he chose Suicide Squad over Independence Day: Resurgence
For several years, there was conflicting reports about Will Smith’s potential inclusion in this year’s Independence Day sequel, with the producers said to have created two scripts – one featuring his character, and the other without. Eventually it was confirmed that Smith would not reprise his role as Captain Steven Hiller in Independence Day: Resurgence, with […]
Dean Devlin says Stargate reboot cancelled, will make directorial debut with Countdown
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 […]
The Most Disappointing – Independence Day: Resurgence
Anghus Houvouras shares his disappointment with Independence Day: Resurgence… Terrible movies are fascinating and this day and age seem far more frequent. I don’t want to be one of these bandwagon hopping pitchfork wielding mob types who screams bloody murder over the terrible amount of sequels, prequels, and reboots happening in Hollywood right now. Not […]
Movie Review – Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
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)
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 […]
