Roland Emmerich reveals that he is not a huge fan of movie sequels.
Roland Emmerich
Emmerich is back in the director's chair this weekend with Independence Day: Resurgence, which comes twenty years after the success of the first film.
This is the first sequel of Emmerich's directing career and he wanted to make this as 'original' a film as possible.
Speaking to ComicBook.com, the director said: "It's like my first sequel in a way and I tried to make it as little a sequel as possible because I don't like them very much.
"I tried to make this a new and original movie as possible. It was great fun to work for these great actors again. I just love actors, especially that group. I think back 20 years ago and it's so special to work with these guys."
And while Emmerich may not be a big sequel, he admits that he is glad that he came aboard this project.
He continued: "I'm happy I did it because it's a great celebration of something. Independence Day, in a way, put me on the map in a big way and get me to do a lot of movies. The studio always kept saying, 'Do a sequel, do a sequel,' and I said, 'I don't like sequels. I don't like sequels.'
"Then after 20 years and you get older, you know that you owe it to the studio and you owe it to the actors because the actors were very interested in doing it. I don't know."
The movie sees Emmerich reunite with Jeff Goldblum, Vivica A. Fox, and Bill Pullman as they reprise their roles as David Levinson, Jasmine, and President Whitmore.
Liam Hemsworth, William Fichtner, Sela Ward, Jessie T. Usher, and Charlotte Gainsbourg are some of the big new additions to the cast list.
Independence Day: Resurgence is out now.
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