Goldblum is hard to dislike in any movie. In terms of total earnings, the biggest markets outside North America are China ($75.3 million), Japan ($25.03 million), Germany ($16.5 million), the United Kingdom ($15.7 million), Mexico ($14.1 million), and South Korea ($11.2 million). [8][10] Later in June, it was officially confirmed that both Goldblum and Pullman would return in the sequel, and that a gay character would be featured. While the original film relied heavily on miniatures and Engel wanted them on at least one scene, the effects were mostly computer-generated "which was pretty much less than half of the budget". You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Initially, the ESD soldiers' weapons cannot penetrate the Queen's shield, but after the Harvester Queen lowers her shield to fire her own weapon, a critical hit by Whitmore's daughter Patricia deactivates her shield. The first, an omnibus of Stephen Molstad's three Independence Day novels, Silent Zone, War in the Desert, and the novelization of Independence Day, was released on March 19, 2016. In the mothership, all surviving ESD pilots manage to escape by hijacking enemy craft; Dylan, Jake, Charlie, and Rain navigate two Harvester fighters to pursue the Queen's personal ship, which is heading to Area 51 to extract information from the sphere about the refugee planet. 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It's undeniably visually impressive, but like its predecessor, Independence Day: Resurgence lacks enough emotional heft to support its end-of-the-world narrative stakes. It performed exceptionally well in IMAX, where it recorded the biggest IMAX international opening for Fox, with $10.8 million from 533 IMAX theaters, breaking Deadpool's previous record of $8.1 million the same year. [91] It took the number one spot in 40 of those markets. Directed by Roland Emmerich. "[103] Ignatiy Vishnevetsky of The A.V. [48] On May 19, 2015, Patrick St. Esprit was cast as Secretary of Defense Tanner. (2016). Shortly before the arr… IMAX made up $5 million of the film's opening numbers from 365 theaters. It was published on June 21, 2016, three days before the release of the second film on June 24, 2016. Whitmore, Levinson, and U.S. General Joshua Adams' groups interrogate one of the aliens held in captivity at Area 51's prison facility from the war. [3][79], In the United States and Canada, Independence Day: Resurgence was released on June 24, 2016 and was projected to gross $45–65 million in its opening weekend. [82] It made $4 million in Thursday-night previews from 3,200 theaters,[83][84] and $16.8 million on its first day (including previews), compared to the first film's $11.1 million. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. By Jon Ledford / June 24, 2016 6:33 pm EDT / Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 6:25 pm EDT. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough? Independence Day: Resurgence was released in the United States on June 24, 2016, twenty years after the release of Independence Day, in 2D, 3D, and IMAX 3D, receiving negative reviews, and grossing $389.7 million worldwide at the box office.[4][5][6][7]. A novelization of Independence Day: Resurgence by Alex Irvine followed on June 21 before the film's release and it differs from the film in that the character of the President survives most of the alien conflict as a prisoner of the Harvester Queen and is killed when the ship is destroyed, instead of being killed when the aliens attack the fortified bunker in Colorado and it also reveals - in POV exposition, during the scene where the Queen captures the sphere - that the sphere aliens are responsible for the creation of the Harvester aliens, who turned on them and wiped them out, though this plot device is not further explored in the book and may not be considered canon in any further films since it was not used in the final film. 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I loved the original. With the Queen gone, all the remaining alien fighters are rendered inactive, while the mothership stops drilling and retreats to space. The film was originally going to be released on July 3, 2015[69] but on November 12, 2013, it was announced that the sequel had been rescheduled for a July 2016 release. Currently, I personally have no plans of doing another one. In May 2013, Emmerich and Devlin mentioned that wormholes would be used as a plot device in ID: Forever. A sequel to the 1996 film Independence Day, it stars an ensemble cast featuring Jeff Goldblum, Liam Hemsworth, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Jessie Usher, William Fichtner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Judd Hirsch, Brent Spiner, Travis Tope, Sela Ward, and Angelababy. Was this review helpful to you? [22] In July 2012, Devlin reiterated that the Independence Day sequel was still in development, and the script would take place in 2012, 16 years after the original film's events. The Houston Film Critics Society in its 2016 awards, nominated it for the Worst Film award. Independence Day: Resurgence, set two decades after the original, brought back stars Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman but mainly focused on a younger group of characters and expanded the universe for sequels. Use the HTML below. [73] It topped the No. [29] Returns, Retaliation, Rises, and Requiem were all considered too along with the title before settling with Resurgence. Not as bad as many say but yea set your sights low! A giant, reptilian monster surfaces, leaving destruction in its wake as it strides into New York City. Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age. Independence Day: Resurgence works hard to seem progressive. [26] The script was delivered to Fox along with twenty previsualization shots produced under effects supervisor Volker Engel, a long-time collaborator of Emmerich. A frustrated writer struggles to keep his family alive when a series of global catastrophes threatens to annihilate mankind. Main article: Harvester Queen (IDR) In July 2016, the very same Queen receives a distress signal sent by a City Destroyer from the War of 1996. The action, special effects, characters and score are all perfect to me. [49] On May 29, 2015, William Fichtner was cast as a General, a role that is planned to be larger if more films are made. [27] On November 26, 2014, Deadline confirmed that Fox had greenlit the single film, and they were in talks with Emmerich to direct the film, while casting was reported to begin after Emmerich's confirmation. What adds to the realism is writers attention to detail, how earth benefited from being attacked by a hostile alien force. The possibility of a sequel to Independence Day had been discussed as early as 2001,[14] and the film's producer and writer, Dean Devlin, once stated that the world's reaction to the September 11 attacks influenced him to strongly consider making a sequel to the film. Albuquerque Studios was a major venue for the film in which Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials, Sicario and The Lone Ranger were also filmed. [66], In Japan, 20th Century Fox collaborated with Sunrise to cross-promote the film with Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. [15][16] Devlin began writing an outline for a script with Emmerich,[17] but in May 2004, Emmerich said he and Devlin had attempted to "figure out a way how to continue the story", but that this ultimately did not work, and the pair abandoned the idea. [50] The casting of Angelababy was announced on Twitter by Emmerich on June 3, 2015. To stop it, an earthworm scientist, his reporter ex-girlfriend, and other unlikely heroes team up to save their city. This item: Independence Day: Resurgence: The Official Movie Novelization by Alex Irvine Mass Market Paperback $7.99 Only 1 left in stock (more on the way). All music is composed by Thomas Wander and Harald Kloser, except "Electric U" and "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)". The film takes place twenty years after the events of the first film, during which the United Nations has collaborated to form Earth Space Defense, an international military defense and research organization. "[104] Robbie Collin of The Telegraph gave it 2/5 stars, saying it shows "no signs of intelligent life. This Alien mothership is more than twice the size as the last one and once again, the world's armies must band together to save the world. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 30% based on 226 reviews and an average rating of 4.26/10. [121] According to Emmerich, the third film will depict an intergalactic journey, possibly set a year or two later since he wants to maintain the same group of people, especially the young characters. Whitmore volunteers to pilot the transport ship on a suicide mission, leading the Queen's ship into a trap before detonating a bomb, thus destroying the enemy ship by sacrificing himself. However, while location filming did take place in rural New Mexico and further north on the Utah and Nevada border, most of the shooting was studio-based. It's just dumb. It was not even one of the top-grossing films of 2016 or of its month of release, due to Finding Dory being the highest-grossing film of June. Independence Day: Resurgence is remarkably well thought out for a sequel 20 years in the making. I bought a cheap copy on Ebay and will keep it avail for a double feature come 4th each year. However, the Harvester Queen survives by using an energy shield and a battle breaks out. Posthumous Character: in Independence Day: Resurgence compliments of a big heroic painting of him in the rebuilt White House. "[102] Dave Palmer of The Reel Deal gave the film 2/10, saying, "The final shot of the film is a set up for another sequel, and I just pray to God aliens come and wipe us out before that day comes. It’s a snoozing housecat in a sunbeam on a hot summer day, but it thinks it’s a lion. Emmerich, however, made assurances that the films would be shot back-to-back, regardless of Smith's involvement. Woods, and James Vanderbilt. [99], Richard Roeper gave the film one and a half out of four stars, writing, "The Resurgence blueprint calls for a scene in which characters have human, allegedly humorous and/or touching moments; a scene in which characters plot strategy against the aliens; and a big action sequence in which it's often difficult to tell the difference between the good-guy spaceships and the bad-guy spaceships. pic.twitter.com/7MJYA2NwBu", "Independence Day Resurgence Wraps Filming", "Burj Khalifa and Singapore's Marina Bay Sands make cameos in latest Independence Day: Resurgence trailer", "Independence Day: Resurgence filmed in adapted New Mexico studios", "Brave viewers will revisit Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, if not Will Smith, in 'Independence Day' sequel", "No Taj, Gateway for this alien invasion", "Independence Day: Resurgence – 11 things we learnt from Roland Emmerich", "How VFX Artists Helped 'Independence Day: Resurgence' Rain Death", "Design FX: The Wizardry Behind Independence Day's Wild Final Battle", "The first trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence has arrived", "Gundam Unicorn Replaces the Statue of Liberty on Japanese, "Theatrical Movie Schedule Additions and Changes", "Fox's 'Independence Day 2' Moved From Busy 2015 Summer to 2016", "INDEPDENDENCE DAY 2 Release Date Moved Up a Week; HITMAN: AGENT 47 Moved to Summer 2015; PADDINGTON Pushed to January", "Independence Day: Resurgence on 10/18, plus Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 4K, 1492 on Blu, Star Trek: Animated date & more! 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