Some people like “Independence Day” for its campy take on “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”; or for its technical achievements, which won an Oscar and set director Roland Emmerich on the path for ...

After its release in 1996, the Hollywood blockbuster — you know, the one where a rag-tag team of humans led by Will Smith courageously repel an extraterrestrial threat? — has become as synonymous with ...

As the beloved film turns 25, director Roland Emmerich, writer Dean Devlin and stars Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Fox, Randy Quaid and more look back at the battle to cast Will Smith, ...

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," is a popular saying used to warn people about disastrous current events. And in preparation for the launch of Independence Day: ...

Director Roland Emmerich, writer Dean Devlin, and others involved in the hit movie chatted with The Hollywood Reporter for an oral history of Independence Day. Devlin revealed that the original idea ...

1996's end-of-the-world movie Independence Day originally had a different title, actor Bill Pullman has revealed. He told CinemaBlend that the studio, Fox, originally wanted the film to be called ...