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rt @scifirules Roland Emmerich held off on ID4 2 because he hated Bush? #scifi http://bit.ly/4rA2I2 / So much 4 objectivity! #bias 7 days ago |
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He is a kook, and 2012 looks horrible. RT @scifirules Roland Emmerich held off on ID4 2 because he hated Bush?WTF?!http://bit.ly/4rA2I2 7 days ago |
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RT @scifirules: Roland Emmerich held off on ID4 2 because he hated Bush?WTF?! #scifi http://bit.ly/4rA2I2 8 days ago |
President Obama Inspired Roland Emmerich to Make Independence Day 2 [Independence Day 2]
io9 —
... against an outside invader. I didn't want to make that movie during the Bush years. It was not thought that George W. Bush would have made a great king. Now with Obama, it's another story." The sequel would, in fact, focus on the US President, but it's still plagued by funding woes and disagreements between Emmerich and Fox as to whether to bring back Will Smith. But Emmerich seems determined to return to the universe of what he calls his "defining film." Roland Emmerich Wants To Make Independence Day 2 Because Of Obama [Cinema Blend] ...
TV: Hater:Obama to blame for Lopez Tonight!
A.V. Club —
Thus far, President Obama has been blamed for a lot of terrible pop-cultural things, from hipster pot bellies, to a possible Independence Day sequel, to some VH1 show about responsible fathering, to pretty much every exhalation by Wil.i.am. And now Obama is being set up as the fall guy for George Lopez's new late-night talk show, Lopez Tonight.
From People:
People: Why do a talk show?
George Lopez: I was inspired by campaigning with Barack Obama and that message of inclusiveness and diversity. It's time for that ...
Short Takes: 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall; ID4 Sequel?
Premiere's Movie News and Views —
... As for other movie news, Roland Emmerich talks about plans for a sequel to Independence Day. ...
The Morning Meme Tuesday, November 10, 2009
AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters —
... to a Hollywood "reimagining" we have Yogi Bear , which is going to get the live action/CGI treatment. Dan Aykroyd will voice Yogi, Justin Timberlake Boo-Boo, and Anna Faris is going to do something that I can't begin to care about. Would someone, somewhere, please have an original idea? Speaking of a lack of original ideas in Hollywood, out director Roland Emmerich has said that the election of President Obama has inspired him to make a sequel to Independence Day . Again, from the man who says he destroys the world so he never has to make a sequel. Anti-gay ...
Exclusive Interview: Roland Emmerich
Cinema Blend News —
Roland Emmerich has probably killed more people that any director in the history of humanity. Whether it's unleashing a giant lizard on New York in Godzilla or freezing the Eastern seaboard in The Day After Tomorrow , he's got a thing for destruction on a mass scale-- and he knows you like it too. With 2012 he's giving disaster movie fans all they ever wanted, death and destruction on a scale bigger than anything he, or anyone, has ever attempted. What like about Roland Emmerich, aside from the over-the-top enjoyment his movies bring, is he's a frank, straightforward interview, happy to talk about his plans for Independence Day 2 (you can watch that video here ...
Emmerich Planning 2 New Independence Days Sequels, ID4-Ever
Cinema Blend News —
Emmerich Planning 2 New Independence Days Sequels, ID4-Ever Late last week we exclusively told you here about director Roland Emmerichs plan to resurrect the Independence Day franchise with a sequel inspired, in part, by President Obama. Since then hes revealed even more details and even floated an incredibly lame name for the sequel, should it ever happen. Talking to MTV Emmerich revealed that theyre actually planning more than one Independence Day sequel. He says, What we want to do in the next it's actually two movies we want to do a bigger arc. So what exactly will that arc be about? In his interview with our own Katey Rich he told us that he saw Independence ...
