Tag: Moonfall
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Roland Emmerich: Marvel Movies and ‘Star Wars’ Are ‘Ruining Our Industry a Little Bit’
Roland Emmerich, the blockbuster filmmaker behind “Independence Day,” “The Day After Tomorrow” and the upcoming “Moonfall,” credited “Star Wars” and superhero movies pumped out by Marvel and DC as “ruining” the film industry. Emmerich’s “Moonfall,” backed by Lionsgate and made on a reported budget in the $140 million range, is the increasingly-rare example of an…
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Roland Emmerich Says Marvel, DC & ‘Star Wars’ Are “Ruining” The Film Industry Because Nobody “Does Anything Original”
Director Roland Emmerich’s latest disaster film “Moonfall” returns him to the Moon yet again, after exploring it in “Independence Day: Resurgence” and in a greater capacity with his lesser-known 1990 sci-fi actioner “Moon 44.” He’s now on the press tour to promote his latest studio event movie and, of course, has been asked about the…
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Moonfall Director Roland Emmerich Is Skeptical About The Future Of Non-Franchise Movies [Exclusive]
Anyone interested in the state of filmmaking these days — or even before the pandemic shook up the theatrical landscape — can’t miss the fact that only a very specific type of movie on a very particular budget level has continued to thrive at the box office in recent years. With the sole exception of…
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‘Jackass Forever,’ ‘Moonfall’ Aim to Take Down ‘Spider-Man’ at the Box Office
Will this be the weekend that “Jackass Forever” and director Roland Emmerich’s disaster epic “Moonfall” certainly hope that’s the case. After an excruciatingly slow January at the movies, one that let “Spider-Man” tower over the competition for weeks, the two nationwide releases will try their hand at getting audiences to multiplexes.“Jackass Forever,” the fourth installment…
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‘Greenland’ Producer Anton Boosts German Operations With Leslie Chen, Louis Balsan Hires
Producer and financier Anton has hired Leslie Chen as senior VP, international distribution and sales and has elevated consultant Louis Balsan to executive VP, international distribution and acquisitions.They will be part of Anton’s German office and will report into Paris-based Cécile Gaget, president of international production and distribution. Chen and Balsan will be at the…
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Daily Podcast: Most Anticipated Superhero Movie, Jurassic World’s Future, Box Office, & Fast 10 Casting
On the January 31, 2022 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editorial director Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film news writer Ryan Scott to discuss the latest film and TV news, including weekend box office, most anticipated summer movies, “Fast 10,” and the future of “Jurassic World.”Opening Banter:In The News:Ryan: No Way Home Box Office Has…
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Moonfall Director Roland Emmerich Didn’t Think Don’t Look Up Was Disaster-y Enough
It’s always great when directors expand their boundaries and evolve over time, tackling projects that they might never have even considered even just a few years ago. Director Adam McKay gradually progressed from Will Ferrell studio comedies to increasingly social-conscious dramas with an eye on awards attention, such as “The Big Short” or “Vice” or,…
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Roland Emmerich Would Be Up For A Moonfall Sequel If This One Pans Out
Roland Emmerich’s “Moonfall” appears to know exactly what it is, and that is a cheesy disaster movie with climate-change overtones in the vein of others that Emmerich has made. The most recent “Moonfall” trailer teased a flick that doesn’t take itself too seriously, even as it continues the pattern of Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up” and gives us…
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Watch The Moon Fall In The First Five Minutes Of Moonfall
After blowing up the White House in “Independence Day,” flooding New York City in “The Day After Tomorrow,” and unleashing all sorts of natural disasters in “2012,” how else can director Roland Emmerich wreak havoc on our poor little planet? Why, having the moon attack Earth, of course! That’s the setup for the filmmaker’s next…
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Moonfall Trailer: This Is The Wrong Kind Of Moon Landing
Aliens are so last season. Now, it’s the celestial bodies themselves that are invading in the new trailer for Roland Emmerich’s upcoming disaster movie “Moonfall.”Though Emmerich might not be the most esteemed director working in Hollywood, there’s no denying that his style has come to shape the modern big-budget disaster epic. In “Independence Day,” the…