Roland Emmerich recalled the moment when Bill Clinton suddenly left during a White House screening of Independence Day. The filmmaker added that screening at the White House felt “bizarre,” as he and ...

In 1996, Independence Day caused a stir with a Super Bowl spot that showed an alien ship blowing up the White House. Executives at 20th Century Fox were nervous and even told director Roland Emmerich ...

Independence Day, which opened over the July Fourth weekend, turned Will Smith into a global star, birthed one of the most famous speeches in cinema history, and changed movie marketing with an ...

Independence Day was a once-in-a-lifetime hit that Emmerich and his collaborators were keen to recreate as long as audiences would shell out tickets for titles like Tomorrow and 2012. However, save ...

Every year, I rewatch the greatest movie ever made, “Independence Day,” the blockbuster that starred a young Will Smith, Vivica A. Fox and Jeff Goldblum. I plan to watch it two or three times this ...

While celebrating the 25th anniversary of Independence Day with The Hollywood Reporter in 2021, director Roland Emmerich shared a memorable moment. During the movie’s screening at the White House, the ...