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more about #independenceday more comments → GodofMonkeys: Taking alien tech and reverse-engineering it using a Mac, the human race refurbishes the battleship Yamato and sends it off to fend off another wave o... more » Bootknife-Jackson: awwwwwwwwww yeah! #independenceday more » alexmihalich: inb4 Cinco de Mayo more » iamnomad: ID10: Yom Kippur, Day of Atonement - staring Will Smith and Woody Allen. ID26: Boxing Day - staring Will Smith and Sylvester Stallone. #independenceday more » gd01skorpius: I think a good sequel storyline would involve humanity reverse engineering the alien technology, discovering the whereabouts of the alien homeworld, a... more » Paul_Is_Drunk: Have we learned nothing from the Matrix 2 & 3? Indiana Jones 4? Die Hard 4? The Star Wars prequels? Godfather 3? I hope he's joking, because maki... more » dave the wet sprocket: the second will feature the arrival of the overlords, come to finish the work at which their minions failed. and in the third, after a few all-too-bri... more » PlaidNinja: Well, I'm hoping for a new year's NY1 sequel, followed by the Cinco de mayo finale, CM5. #independenceday more » Howard Blair: If you put any version of "forever" in the title, it'll never get made! (Duke, we miss you!) #independenceday more » pubb13: Am I missing something? Were there sequels made to War of the Worlds? #independenceday more » EugeniaBSG: ID4-ever? Idaho forever? The state motto of Idaho really is "Esto perpetua" usually translated as "May it be perpetual" or "It is forever". #indepen... more » Spootythegameguru: A sequel to a movie based on a 4th of july blockbuster just sounds completely stupid. #independenceday more » AmishJohn: ID5: EPA Sues For Planetary Littering ID6: The Out-Of-Court Settlement ...Watch for the 'Zilla cameo! #independenceday more » se7a7n7: I Like the 2 movie story arc, very Kill Bill-ish. So I'm guessing that Will Smith's character is the President of the United States and Earth has ser... more » Gemini2: OMG!!! This man must be stopped. #independenceday more » -
#id4
Roland Emmerich Planning Not One, But Two Independence Day Sequels
Apparently one movie isn't enough to contain all the ideas Roland Emmerich has for his follow-up to Independence Day. The director is planning to make two sequel films, and he already has a punny title in mind. More » -
#independenceday2
President Obama Inspired Roland Emmerich to Make Independence Day 2
We've known for a while that Roland Emmerich is readying a sequel to his White House-exploding alien invasion movie Independence Day. What's taken him so long? He was just waiting for the right president to take the Oval Office. More » -
#id2
Independence Day 2: Waiting For The Right Deal
If you've been waiting for Jeff Goldblum to save the world with his awesome hacker skills one more time, you may be in luck: Roland Emmerich says that the story for a sequel to Independence Day is ready and waiting. More » -
#alternatehistory
What If July 4th Was Just Another Day?
As the United States celebrates its Independence Day, it's worth considering just how easily it could have never happened at all. Here now is a rundown of alternate history stories and essays where the American Revolution turned out very differently.
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#holidayheroes
20 Great American Superheroes To Share Your Holiday With
It's Independence Day here in the United States, and what better way to celebrate it than to remember the fictional men and women who drape themselves in red, white and blue and try to personify what makes the country great?
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#vacation
Wish You Were Here - On The Moon
io9 is taking the day off to explode things in the name of national liberty. Also, to kick back on this moon beach, captured here in the dappled earthlight by NASA's newly-launched Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. More » -
#triviagasm
20 Best (And 20 Worst) Pets In Science Fiction
When humans finally conquer space, we'll still want to keep other creatures as pets. Some science-fiction pets are among our favorite characters, but others, you just want to flush out the airlock. Here's our list of the best and worst. More » -
#foundation
Columbia Finds Its Foundation
Isaac Asimov's classic trilogy Foundation is headed to the big screen... courtesy of the man behind Independence Day, Godzilla and 2012. Is this cause for celebration or mourning? I'm not quite sure yet. More » -
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#knowyourenemy
What Kind Of Alien Invasion Are We Hoping For?
If there's one thing that science fiction has taught us, it's that it's almost a certainty that Earth will be invaded by an alien force at some point in our lifetime. Luckily, we've also learned that humanity will most likely forget our differences, pull together and defeat said alien force through unity, the resourcefulness of an under-appreciated member of society and potentially the common cold, but that doesn't change the fact that - as GI Joe would tell us - knowing is half the battle. So we present to you a guide to the different types of alien invasion, so that you can know whether to join the fight or betray us all to your potential new alien overlords. More » -
#superheromoviesmackdown
Have Superhero Movies Killed The Summer Movie Season?
It's the argument that quite literally some people are talking about: Are superhero movies responsible for the death of the high-quality summer blockbuster? You may be scratching your head, wondering when the last high-quality summer blockbuster wasn't a superhero movie. (First person to say Independence Day gets punched.) But Entertainment Weekly isn't afraid to take a stand against... well, what everyone wants to see these days nonetheless. More » -
#iamlegend
Movies That Smash the Statue of Liberty
A trailer for the upcoming movie I Am Legend shows Will Smith and his canine buddy wandering an entirely empty New York City. But that's nothing new. Hollywood has always loved to show one of the most bustling cities on the planet smashed to hell and emptied of human life. Check out our list of movies that crush New York under their boots. Special bonus: click through our gallery featuring emptied-out NY, with many mangled Statues of Liberty. More »
