Director Roland Emmerich and screenwriter Dean Devlin have been longtime collaborators that started with the hit Jean-Claude Van Damme sci-fi action film “Universal Soldier.” Their most well-liked film is easily the 1996 alien invasion film “Independence Day” that helped launch a new era of disaster films, most made by Emmerich.
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“Independence Day” was done on a budget of $75 million that sci-fi call back to classic alien invasion films ended up earning a massive $817.4 million at the global box office, making it one of the most popular films of the 1990s.
Continue reading ‘Independence Day’: Ethan Hawke Was Considered For The Lead & Will Smith Nearly Didn’t Star Because Of Studio Bias at The Playlist.
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“Independence Day” was done on a budget of $75 million that sci-fi call back to classic alien invasion films ended up earning a massive $817.4 million at the global box office, making it one of the most popular films of the 1990s.
Continue reading ‘Independence Day’: Ethan Hawke Was Considered For The Lead & Will Smith Nearly Didn’t Star Because Of Studio Bias at The Playlist.
- 7/3/2021
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