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Roland Emmerich: 'James Cameron Is Very Overbearing'

Roland Emmerich found James Cameron "very overbearing" when they attempted to collaborate.Emmerich, 68, had been interested in directing the remake of the 1966 film 'Fantastic Voyage' that Cameron, 69, is producing but admitted he dropped...

Sir Anthony Hopkins Believes Politicians Are Helping Send Humanity ‘Into The Swamp’

Sir Anthony Hopkins thinks politicians are helping send humanity “down into the swamp”.‘The Silence of the Lambs’ actor, 86, reflected on the state of the world after wrapping up filming on his first TV role...

Vivica A. Fox Says Independence Day Sequel Was 'Not Good' Without Will Smith

Vivica A. Fox says the 'Independence Day' sequel was disappointing because Will Smith wasn't in it.The 58-year-old actress starred opposite Smith as his onscreen love interest in the 1996 alien blockbuster and she reprised her...

Halle Berry Tips Zoe Kravitz To Succeed As Catwoman

Halle Berry has backed Zoe Kravitz to succeed as Catwoman.The 55-year-old star played the role in the much-derided 2004 film 'Catwoman' but is looking forward to seeing Zoe portray the thief in Matt Reeves' movie...

John Bradley: Starring In Moonfall Was A 'Total No Brainer'

John Bradley says signing up for 'Moonfall' was a "total no brainer".The 33-year-old actor plays KC Houseman in Roland Emmerich's new disaster film and admits that the opportunity to work with the "expert" director was...

Roland Emmerich Slams Star Wars And Marvel Movies

Roland Emmerich has accused 'Star Wars' and Marvel movies of "ruining" the film industry.The 66-year-old director has helmed movies such as 'Independence Day' and 'The Day After Tomorrow' but lamented that the popularity of big...

Roland Emmerich Originally Planned Moonfall Trilogy

Roland Emmerich originally wanted to make a 'Moonfall' trilogy.The 66-year-old filmmaker has helmed the new sci-fi blockbuster and explained that he wanted it to be the first of three movies, but is now uncertain about...

Roland Emmerich Laments Coronavirus Impact On Moonfall

Roland Emmerich says that the coronavirus pandemic meant that 'Moonfall' had to be slimmed down.The 66-year-old filmmaker has helmed the upcoming sci-fi movie and revealed that making the movie during the global health crisis led...

Halle Berry Cast In The Mothership

Halle Berry has joined the cast of 'The Mothership'.The 54-year-old actress has signed on to star in and executive produce the new sci-fi drama for Netflix.The story follows Sara Morse (Berry) a year after her...

Michael Pena Replaces Stanley Tucci In Moonfall

Michael Pena has replaced Stanley Tucci in 'Moonfall'.The 45-year-old actor has boarded the cast of Roland Emmerich's sci-fi epic after Tucci had to drop out of the project due to coronavirus restrictions forbidding travel between...

Bill Puman Helped Name Independence Day Movie

Bill Pullman helped 'Independence Day' get its title.The 66-year-old actor played President Whitmore in the 1996 sci-fi movie and revealed that it was supposed to be called 'Doomsday', before Whitmore's iconic speech in the film...

Halle Berry Joins The Cast Of Moonfall

Halle Berry has joined the cast of 'Moonfall'.The 53-year-old actress will star alongside Josh Gad in Roland Emmerich's latest movie which has been written by 'The Independence Day' filmmaker along with Harald Kloser and Spenser...

Josh Gad To Star In Moonfall

Josh Gad is to star in 'Moonfall'.The 39-year-old actor is being lined up for one of the main roles in Roland Emmerich's latest movie which has been written by 'The Independence Day' filmmaker along with...

Fourth Of July Fun: 7 Things You Didn't Know About 'Independence Day'

Happy Fourth of July! Just like one watches 'Star Wars' on May the 4th and 'Friday the 13th' on Friday the 13th, sci-fi fans everywhere will no doubt be watching 'Independence Day' today. The Roland...

Will Smith Felt "Terrible" When He Found Out About Death Of 'Independence Day' Character

It turns out that Will Smith is just as surprised as fans that his character from the original Independence Day movie has been killed off in the trailer for the much-anticipated follow-up, Independence Day: Resurgence.Smith...

The Stonewall Trailer Has Been Stonewalled With Criticism

The trailer for upcoming American drama Stonewall has been released and it has come out surrounded with its fair share of controversy. Roland Emmerich is the blockbuster movie director who has taken on the film,...

Jeremy Irvine And Roland Emmerich Defend Stonewall Movie

The trailer for the fictionalised drama, based on the 1969 Stonewall gay rights riots in New York, was released this week (beg03Aug15) and sparked controversy among members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and...

Antonio Banderas Leads Tributes To Omar Sharif

The Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago legend, who had been battling Alzheimer's disease, passed away at a hospital in Cairo, Egypt after suffering a heart attack at the age of 83....

'Independence Day 2' Lands Vivica A. Fox

He may not have been able to secure the services of Will Smith, but director Roland Emmerich has at least manage to secure the services of Smith’s on-screen wife Vivica A. Fox to reprise her...

Kerry Washington And Roland Emmerich Honoured At Glaad Media Awards

The 26th annual prize-giving ceremony was held at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles, and Ellen DeGeneres presented Washington with the Vanguard Award for supporting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)...

Roland Emmerich Returning To Direct 'Independence Day 2'

Nearly 20 years after the original sci-fi epic, Roland Emmerich has signed on to direct Independence Day 2 for 20th Century Fox. Dean Devlin, producer of the original movie starring Will Smith, is also returning...

Is 'Pacific Rim 2' Really A Good Idea?

With a slew of epic monster movies hitting cinema screens in recent years it seems there is a genuine renaissance in the sub-genre of disaster movie that bestowed upon the world the likes of Godzilla...

Will Smith Won't Star In 'Independence Day 2': A Possible Contender For The Sci-fi Role Emerges

As an actor, Will Smith has come a long way since 1996's alien disaster movie Independence Day. So it's not really surprising that the star of the original movie has apparently turned down an offer...

Will Smith In 'Talks' For Independence Day Sequel

Will Smith is in talks for the 'Independence Day' sequel.The 44-year-old actor is set to have discussions to reprise his role as Captain Steven Hiller, a US Marine Corps pilot who is part of the...

Military Personnel And Veterans Get Free Tickets To 'White House Down'

Military veterans and active personnel were granted free access to Roland Emmerich's new movie White House Down on July 4, 2013. In a nice touch from Sony Pictures Entertainment and the four largest U.S. cinema...

'Monsters University' Stands Up To 'The Heat' And 'White House Down' In Weekend Box Office

The latest venture from Pixar animations, Monsters University, spent a second week at the number one spot at the US box office, battling off competition from newcomers The Heat and White House Down. The prequel...

How Much Will Reviews Hamper White House Down's Weekend Box Office Performance?

The US government is under attack once again from director Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, Godzilla, Independence Day, 2012), in his new film, and with Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx starring and a need...

Tatum, Foxx, Emmerich? Shouldn't 'White House Down' Have Been Better?

Roland Emmerich's new movie White House Down will make its assault on the U.S box office this weekend, aiming to topple animation Despicable Me 2 and zombie movie World War Z. The action-thriller sees Channing...

White House Down: The Critics' Low-down

After premiering on the 25th of June, Roland Emmerich's new movie White House Down is set for cinema release. The film stars Channing Tatum (Magic Mike), Jamie Foxx (Django Unchained) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Dark...

'Independence Day' Sequel Will Go Ahead Without 'Expensive' Will Smith

Two Independence Day sequels have been scheduled to be released in July 2015 probably without the star of the first film, Will Smith. In an interview with the director of the upcoming film, Roland Emmerich...

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