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Displaying all articles tagged:
Roland Emmerich
at the box office
Feb. 7, 2022
Jackass Forever
Donkey-Kicked
Moonfall,
But They Didn’t Need to Compete
“There was plenty of time to move one of these films,” says a box-office analyst, who warns now is not the time for showdowns like this.
By
Chris Lee
movie review
Feb. 4, 2022
Moonfall
Is Gloriously, Splendidly Stupid
The moon is coming to destroy us all, and frankly, bring it on.
By
Alison Willmore
trailer mix
Nov. 1, 2021
Moonfall
Teaser: Even the Moon Is Sick of Earth’s Shit
Halle Berry and Patrick Wilson fight the moon in Roland Emmerich’s latest.
By
Zoe Haylock
whitewashing
June 22, 2016
Roland Emmerich: ‘Stonewall Was a White Event’
“We just got killed by one voice on the internet.”
By
E. Alex Jung
movie review
Sept. 25, 2015
Roland Emmerich’s
Stonewall
Fails on Almost Every Level
We should be celebrating this movie, but it’s very difficult to do so.
By
Bilge Ebiri
whitewashing
Sept. 24, 2015
Stonewall
Didn’t Need a White Male Lead. So Why Does It Have One?
Stonewall
is historical slash-fiction for the gay white man.
By
E. Alex Jung
trailer mix
Aug. 4, 2015
See the Trailer for Roland Emmerich’s
Stonewall
The film tells the story of the 1969 Stonewall Riots.
By
Dee Lockett
first look
July 31, 2015
Roland Emmerich on Gay-Rights Drama
Stonewall
“It was a huge challenge to make this movie,” says the
Independence Day
director.
By
Kyle Buchanan
brief history
May 15, 2014
A History of the Disastrous Last Attempt to Make an American
Godzilla
Also known as G.I.N.O., or Godzilla In Name Only.
By
Simon Abrams
sequels forever
Oct. 24, 2013
There Are Currently Two
Independence Day 2
Scripts
Only one includes Will Smith.
By
Halle Kiefer
reconsidering
Sept. 6, 2013
Maybe Will Smith Will Do the
Independence Day
Sequels Anyway
“We want to talk about it again, so anything can happen,” says director Roland Emmerich.
By
Zach Dionne
movie review
June 28, 2013
Edelstein on
White House Down
: A Movie Worth Yelling at the Screen For
Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx star in this year’s second White House Goes Boom movie.
By
David Edelstein
five scenes
June 26, 2013
The 5 Scenes
White House Down
Director Roland Emmerich Is Proudest Of
Including one scene from
Independence Day
and two from his newest film.
By
Kyle Buchanan
sequels
June 24, 2013
Will Smith Too Expensive for
Independence Day 2
“But he’d also be too much of a marquee name,” says Roland Emmerich.
By
Zach Dionne
sequels
Mar. 27, 2013
Independence Day
Director Reveals Sequel Plot Details
It’s twenty years later, and the aliens are not happy.
By
Jesse David Fox
trailer mix
Mar. 27, 2013
White House Down
Trailer: America the Flammable
How much 9/11 do you like with your trailers? A TON? Good.
By
Zach Dionne
casting
June 6, 2012
Jamie Foxx May Play President to Channing Tatum
In the new Roland Emmerich movie.
By
Kyle Buchanan
casting
May 14, 2012
Channing Tatum to Save White House
For disaster movie auteur Roland Emmerich.
By
Kyle Buchanan
white house down
Apr. 3, 2012
Roland Emmerich to Revisit White House, Not Destroy It
As director of
White House Down.
By
Zach Dionne
party lines
Oct. 28, 2011
Party Lines Slideshow: Maxwell and More at a Screening of ‘Anonymous’
Shakespeare and Milli Vanilli: frauds!
By
Mara Siegler
exclusive
Oct. 27, 2011
Fox Planning Back-to-Back
Independence Day
Sequels, With or Without a Pricey Will Smith
He was demanding $50 million, but the stagnant box office may need this last sure-thing movie star.
By
Claude Brodesser-Akner
chat room
Oct. 24, 2011
Anonymous
Director Roland Emmerich on Doubting Shakespeare, Epic Filmmaking, and His Plans for the Apocalypse
“I’m playing it safe and going skiing on the 21st of December.”
By
Jason Richards
exclusive
June 8, 2011
Roland Emmerich May Direct the Movie Version of
Asteroids
The video-game adaptation will be set after aliens have taken over the world.
By
Claude Brodesser-Akner
trailer mix
Apr. 7, 2011
Yes, Roland Emmerich Put Giant CG Battle Scenes in His Shakespeare Movie
See the trailer for ‘Anonymous.’
By
Kyle Buchanan
movies
Nov. 9, 2010
Roland Emmerich Pulls Plug on Low-Budget Alien Thriller
His $5 million film ‘The Zone’ was scuttled after rehearsals had already begun.
By
Kyle Buchanan
movies
Oct. 29, 2010
Roland Emmerich Directing $5 Million Alien Invasion Thriller
The ‘Independence Day’ helmer is doing a found-footage sci-fi film in the vein of ‘Cloverfield.’
By
Kyle Buchanan
much ado about something
May 5, 2010
2012
Director Does a Shakespeare Movie?
Though, still kind of strange.
By
Willa Paskin
paydays
Dec. 8, 2009
Disaster-Porn Fetishist Roland Emmerich Laughing All the Way to the Bank
He’s going to bank $100 million for his work on ‘2012.’
By
Mark Graham
blowing shit up
Nov. 16, 2009
Roland Emmerich Talks
2012
TV Spinoff
It could be good. Or not.
By
Adam K. Raymond
ranters and ravers
Nov. 13, 2009
2012
Receives Four Stars From Single Critic
“‘2012’ is, pardon the expression, a revelation. It gets everything right.”
By
Lane Brown
blowing shit up
Nov. 12, 2009
Projections:
2012
Will Slay the Box Office
Floods! Fires! Cusack!
By
Adam K. Raymond
chat room
Nov. 10, 2009
John Cusack on Finding the 2012 Script
“I don’t know how we shoot that, because you can’t have a stuntman for a 12-year-old.”
By
Mike Ryan
2012
Nov. 5, 2009
Roland Emmerich Breaks the First Rule of Promoting an Apocalypse Movie
Namely, do not announce a follow-up a week before the movie hits theaters.
By
Lane Brown
blowing shit up
Nov. 4, 2009
Disaster-Porn Fetishist Roland Emmerich Fears Fatwa, Stops Short of Destroying Islamic Holy Sites in
2012
We fear he may have underestimated the loyalty of Randy’s Donuts patrons, though.
By
Mark Graham
disasters
Oct. 21, 2009
Adam Lambert’s New Video a Total Disaster
Adam’s awesome new video from the ‘2012’ soundtrack just leaked. We like it!
By
Lane Brown
trailer mix
June 18, 2009
Roland Emmerich One-ups Himself in the Disaster-Porn Department With
2012
Until we see the trailer for ‘Avatar,’ this will stand atop our list of most-anticipated films of the year.
By
Mark Graham
the industry
Jan. 26, 2009
Sacha Baron Cohen Will Prey on the Innocent for a Little Bit Longer
Plus: The Pope’s on YouTube.
By
Amos Barshad
truth and lies
Aug. 7, 2008
Zebras and Missiles: Inside Roland Emmerich’s Awesome House
How many stuffed zebras, exactly?
countdown
July 14, 2008
How Will Roland Emmerich Destroy the World in ‘2012’?
After awesome weather porn and awesome aliens-exploding-things porn, what could be next?
the industry
July 10, 2008
Robert Downey Jr.: Elementary!
Plus: Courteney Cox is joining the cast of a show that you totally forgot was still on the air.
the industry
June 13, 2008
The Clock Is Ticking for Jon Voight
Plus: The Public announces plays by John Guare, Christopher Durang, and Danny Hoch.
the industry
May 20, 2008
Will Smith Is Heading for ‘The Sticks’
Plus: Katie Holmes on Broadway!
apropos of nothing
Mar. 7, 2008
‘10,000 BC’: Who’s Retarded?
Roland Emmerich’s epic … or you?
the early-evening news
Feb. 21, 2008
Amanda Bynes Is the Thinking Kid’s Michel Gondry
Plus news about Thriller and how we are old.
the industry
Feb. 20, 2008
U2 Back in the Studio, Recording an Album or Two
Plus industry news on Roland Emmerich, Wolverine, and Ebenezer Scrooge.
the industry
Aug. 16, 2007
We’re Just Not That Into Jennifer Aniston
Foxy Brown, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Roland Emmerich!