by Roland Emmerich regrets having achieved the continuation of his emblematic “Independence Day” in 2016, attributing the failure of the film to the absence of Will Smith, whose departure would have strongly compromised the project.
In 2016, Roland Emmerich, known for his spectacular blockbusters mixing science fiction and disasters, attacked a major challenge: to follow up on his immense success independence Day, released 20 years earlier. This return to theaters, however highly anticipated, did not go as planned.
The original film, carried among others by Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman, told the brutal invasion of the earth by extraterrestrials and the desperate response of humanity. Real box office card, Independence Day remained engraved in minds as a cult film from the 90s.
20th Century Fox Independence Day and (1996)
Two decades later, Emperich hoped to rekindle the magic of the first opus. His intention? Offer fans a film faithful to the spirit of the original.
“” “I just wanted to make a film that is exactly like the first”, He told Yahoo Entertainment in November 2019 about Independence Day: Resurgence.
But things quickly turned into a nightmare when Will Smithcentral figure of the first part, left the project along the way: “HASu a lot of production, Will decided to leave because he wanted to do Suicide Squad.»
This decision, according to Roland Emmerichhas deeply upset the rest of the production: “I should have stopped making the film, because[au départ]we had a much better scenario, but I was forced to tinker another script quickly. I should just have said no, because suddenly, I was doing something that I criticized myself: a sequel.»
20th Century Fox Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
With Independence Day: Resurgencethe director acknowledges having given in to pressure instead of following his artistic instinct. A decision he still regrets today.
Independence Day and Independence Day: Resurgence are both available in streaming on Disney+.
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