‘Independence Day 3’: Roland Emmerich Already Has An “Intergalactic Journey” In Mind
By Ethan Anderton/June 25, 2016 11:00 am EST
But the real juicy piece of information learned from this being is that before the rest of its species was destroyed by the invading aliens, they began working with other aliens from around the universe to assemble on a distant planet to prepare to finally finish what has become a galactic civil war. Once the queen alien and the rest of the hive-minded aliens have been defeated at the end of Resurgence, Dr. Okun tells everyone else that part of the orb’s information includes details on how to make intergalactic travel possible, and it’s time to “kick some alien ass.”
Knowing all that, it should come as no surprised to hear director Roland Emmerich tease the sequel to Empire by saying:
Considering the sequel will take our characters to another galaxy, it’s a shame that Will Smith’s character’s absence couldn’t have been explained in a way that didn’t simply kill him off. In Resurgence, we learn that Captain Steven Hiller died in a test flight on one of the advanced space-traveling jets introduced. But how cool would it have been if Hiller was presumed dead after a test of some kind of intergalactic vehicle saw him enter deep space and never return? Earth Space Defense thinks they failed and never try again for fear of risking more lives. But now that they have the information they need for intergalactic travel, they could learn that Hiller actually made it to another galaxy, specifically the one where these aliens are gathering this offensive.
“The next one will be an intergalactic journey. It’ll be [set] maybe a year or two later, not 20 years [on]. I want to maintain this group of people, especially the young characters, and Jeff [Goldblum] and Brent [Spiner] will take part in it. It’ll be fun to keep that group together. I imagine them now going in one of these ships they’ve rebuilt into a wormhole. I think it’ll be the classic of going into space but it has to be about Earth, and we have a really good idea for that.”
Independence Day: Resurgence is in theaters now. Read our review of the sequel right here.
