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Jeff Goldblum Likely To Return For Independence Day 2 But Not Jurassic World

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jeff-goldblumIn the 90s Jeff Goldblum was part of two of the biggest movies of the decade – Independence Day and Jurassic Park. With sequels to both those films currently getting closer to shooting, that actor has revealed that he is in talks for the Independence Day 2, but that no one has approached him to appear in Jurassic World.

While doing press for  The Grand Budapest Hotel, Jeff Goldblum revealed he hasn’t read the script for the second Independence Day film yet, although he knows things are moving forward fast. HuffPo reports him as saying, “Yeah, they’ve talked to me about it and I’ve talked to them about it and they’re excited and I’m anxious and eager to see – I haven’t read anything – what they cook up. You know, I think they’re trying to put it together.”

On Jurassic World he says, “Yeah…they haven’t called me for 4, I know Steven Spielberg isn’t directing it…”

Although that suggests he only wants to do dino movies Spielberg helms, when asked if that’s why didn’t return for  Jurassic Park III, he says, “No, nobody asked me, but I was perfectly satisfied with the two that I did. I’m still satisfied with that and I’ll be the first in line to see anything else, so, you know.”

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Will Smith Won’t Come Back For Independence Day Sequel

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will-smith-independence-dayFor years there’s been talk of sequels to Independence Day, which came closer to reality a few months ago when Fox set a release date for a follow-up to Roland Emmerich’s 1996 hit. However there was still no news on whether Will Smith would agree to return as Steven Hiller.

Over the years he’s both suggested he would and that he wouldn’t, as even after it appeared that Fox had decided to move forward, he still hadn’t made up his mind. Now Deadline reports that Smith has ‘pretty much decided’ he won’t be back and has informed 20th Century Fox of that fact.

That’s not the end of the movie though, as knowing Smith was undecided Roland Emmerich had screenwriter James Vanderbilt (White House Down) work on two versions of the script, one which centres on Will Smith’s character, and one that doesn’t (speculation is that it’ll move to his son instead). The director and Dean Devlin wrote the first draft of the script, before turning the writing duties over to Vanderbilt.

Apparently the actor’s decision is still not “set in stone,” but it’s looking unlikely he will be back, even though he could probably do with a big blockbuster, considering Men In Black 3 is his only major success since 2007.

The Independence Day sequel is currently set for release on July 1, 2016, almost exactly 20 years after the first movie.

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Michael B. Jordan Rumoured For Independence Day Sequel

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Michael-B-JordanAfter years and years of talking about it, Fox is finally committed to making a sequel to Independence Day, currently called ID Forever Part I, with director Roland Emmerich back in the driving seat. There’s been a lot of talk recently about whether Will Smith would or wouldn’t star, with the most recent chat saying he’s out.

Now it seems they’re looking for other cast members who’ll fill in whether Smith turns up or not, with TheWrap writing that Fruitvale Station star, Michael B. Jordan, has reportedly met with Emmerich to talk about a major role in the movie. No offer has been made yet though.

There’s no news either on who he might play, but the smart money is on a grown-up Dylan, the son of Jasmine (Vivica A. Fox) and step-son of Steven Hiller (Will Smith) in the first movie. Emmerich has already said the character will play a large role in the film as sort of a passing of the torch.

Fox really seem to like Jordan, as he’s still in the mix to the Human Torch in their Fantastic Four reboot.

It was announced a few months ago that ID Forever Part I would be released summer 2015, although it now appears it may wait for 2016, to tie in with the 20th anniversary of the first movie.

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Roland Emmerich Pledges Up To $250,000 Towards Equal Marriage Fight

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Until relatively recently, 2012 and Independence Day director Roland Emmerich didn’t mention the fact that he was gay very much. However, since getting involved more with the Gay and Lesbian Center in Los Angeles he’s been more vocal.

Now THR reports that he pledged to match up to $250,000 in donations to the Human Rights Campaign before Midnight, to help the fight for equal marriage. The offer came as HRC tries to highlight the fact that while the Supreme Court struck down key parts of DOMA and re-legalised same sex marriage in California, there’s still a major fight to get equal marriage to other states, particularly those with entrenched conservative voters, many of which have amendments in their constitutions specifically banning gay marriage.

Emmerich told THR, “HRC won’t stop until discrimination against LGBT Americans is eliminated… With last week’s Supreme Court rulings, they proved it can be done, but we still have a long way to go in establishing equal rights for everyone. I support them every step of the way.”

Chad Griffin, the president of the HRC, added that the rulings, ”Have brought us two enormous steps closer toward unfastening the stranglehold that discrimination has on our nation’s laws… With all of the media attention on our historic wins at the Supreme Court, we can’t afford to lose sight of the new reality: There are two tiers of equality in this country, where some LGBT Americans have protections and access to equal rights and others simply do not.

“Our streets will never be completely safe for a gay couple as long as most states bar them from something as basic as marriage. Our schools will never be completely safe for a transgender student until our laws protect their unimpeachable right to live and work without fear of being evicted or fired.”

It’s certainly better news what we had for Roland earlier this week, when his movie White House Down flopped at the cinema, despite starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx. Perhaps a few gay Americans can go watch the film over the July 4th holiday to help him out.

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Roland Emmerich Promises Gay Character For Independence Day 2

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roland-emmerichRoland Emmerich, director of The Day After Tomorrow, 2012 and Godzilla hasn’t generally run around screaming about his sexuality at the top of his lungs. However he is gay, and indeed has said in recent years he’s been getting more involved in LGBT causes, such as the Gay & Lesbian Centre in Los Angeles.

Now he’s suggesting that he wants to bring a gay character into Independence Day 2, the planned sequel to his 1996 hit movie. Talking to the Huffington Post, he was asked if he would consider including gay rights in the storyline of one of his films.

He said, “Actually in the next Independence Day there is a gay character.” However when pressed for more info, he declined to comment. It’s safe to say though that the gay character won’t be the lead, as Hollywood is still rather afraid of that in its big budget movies.

It’s not the only gay theme Emmerich is thinking of bringing into one of his films, as he’s also planning a movie about the Stonewall riots, but that’s unlikely to come until after Independence Day 2, which is due out in 2015.

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Jeff Goldblum & Bill Pullman Back For Independence Day Sequel

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jeff-goldblumA couple of days ago, Roland Emmerich said that Will Smith wouldn’t be back for the planned sequel to Independence Day as he was simply too expensive, but he did promise many of the original cast members would return.

Now Movies.com has been pressing Emmerich for news on who will be back, with the director telling them that both Jeff Goldblum, who played the genius David Levinson, and Bill Pullman, who was President Thomas Whitmore, will return. It’s not a surprise that Pullman is back, as he’s suggested as much himself, but many were wondering about Goldblum.

There’s still not much info on the plot of the film, believed to be called ID Forever, or how Goldblum and Pullman fit into it, although Emmerich has previously said its set 20 years after the first film and explores the repercussion of the alien attack.

There’s also no info on any of the other original cast, such as Judd Hirsch and Mary McDonell will return as well. Fox recently set a July 3rd, 2015 release date for the movie.

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Will Smith Not Coming Back For Independence Day Sequels

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will-smith-independence-dayLast week 20th Century Fox confirmed a summer 2015 release for the Independence Day sequel, ID Forever. As Will Smith had said for years he was potentially interested in a follow-up, many thought the release date meant that he’d probably be back.

However now director Roland Emmerich has revealed to the NY Daily News that Will Smith is not starring in the sequel, saying, “Will Smith can not come back because he’s too expensive, but he’d also be too much of a marquee name. It would be too much.”

Back in 2011 it was reported that Smith was asked for a whopping $50 million to appear in the two-part ID Forever – Part 1 and ID Forever – Part 2, plus a large chunk of the box office. This apparently became a sticking point and so they’ve decided to go forward without the actor.

Roland Emmerich did say though that many original cast of Independence Day will be back. He says, “We have like maybe half of the people that you know from the first film (in the script) and the other half people who are new.”

And while there’s been talk for years about this being two movies, it seems that initially Fox just wants to make one sequel and see how well that does before making a third.

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Independence Day 2 Sets July 2015 Release Date

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will-smith-independence-dayIt’s been 17 years since Independence Day was released, and in all that time the likes of Will Smith and director Roland Emmerich have continued to talk about sequels. However it’s only in the last couple of years its seemed more like a reality, and there’s even been titles for two more films, ID Forever Parts One and Two.

Now its got even closer to the screen, as 20th Century Fox has set a July 3rd, 2015 release date for the first of those planned new movies. Of course, a date is no guarantee it’ll actually happen, but it’s a strong indication that things have progressed to the point where Fox is confident it’s likely to go forward.

No concrete details on the plot have been revealed, although Bill Pullman has said that he definitely wants to return, with Will Smith also likely to be back as Steven Hiller. Expect more info soon.

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White House Down Extended Trailer – Channing Tatum has to save Washington D.C.

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The idea of White House Down may be that Channing Tatum has to save the President (Jamie Foxx) from terrorists, but as this extended trailer shows, the whole of Washington DC is in trouble. But then, this is Roland Emmerich, who feels it’s a wasted day if he hasn’t destroyed at least a few major world landmarks.

It may have a similar story to Olympus Has Fallen, but it certainly looks like this will be told on a bigger scale, and with four minutes to give us a taste of the film, it looks pretty fun.

The movie hits US cinemas on June 28th and will reach the UK on September 6th. [Read more…]

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Roland Emmerich Plans Sci-Fi Drama Emergence

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roland-emmerichWhite House Down director Roland Emmerich already has a bit of history with alien invasions thanks to Independence Day, and now he’s returning to the genre by acquiring a pitch for a sci-fi project entitled Emergence, which he will direct.

The pitch comes from writer Nic Kelman, which Deadline reporting that it offers, “A new take on an alien invasion story containing hot-button science elements.” Unfortunately there’s no details on exactly what makes this invasion different. Kelman should be good at adding the science though, as he has a Bachelor of Science degree from MIT, and a Masters of Fine Arts from Brown University.

There’s no studio attached as yet, and it isn’t known if this will be Emmerich’s next movie. He’s also developing Singularity at Sony, and is attached to direct Asteroids, The Zone, Foundation, and the Independence Day sequels ID Forever – Part 1 and ID Forever – Part 2.

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