Emmerich's Thinking Two 'Independence Day' Sequels

A lot about a future Independence Day movie (or two) depends on this weekend. Director Roland Emmerich might have a hit with 2012, and if it does well enough, he might be able to jump-start the long-dormant ID4 franchise. I'm surprised there was no sequel three or four years after the original; it was, after all, the second biggest movie of all time when it was released (behind Jurassic Park). Of course, if Will Smith is involved, the decision is much simpler for Fox, and Emmerich says that if there is more to come, it will be part of the Willennium. But here's something we haven't heard before: Multiple sequels. Emmerich tells MTV, "What we want to do in the next - it's actually two movies - we want to do a bigger arc." He even has a title in mind, which you're free to despise: "ID4-Ever, Part I and II, maybe?" Emmerich also says that you should to bed your worries about what the movie might be about: "It's always about Earth and that Earth gets invaded." What a relief. Of course, why would Fox bankroll one movie let alone two that weren't about a new threat to civilization? And based on his track record of course, there might be no better pick than Emmerich. I can say this: I'd rather see these aliens invade again than Michael Bay's robot variety.