Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

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It's hard to ignore the negatives that accompanied the positives in 2016, so with just a few days left before 2017 kicks off, we've gathered the 10 most disappointing movies of the year.

Will Smith has revealed exactly why he picked Suicide Squad over Independence Day: Resurgence, and it makes perfect sense.

In a summer of sequels, Independence Day: Resurgence was the one that nobody seemed to want. 20 years after the fact they were going to have to bring a lot to the table. They did not.

When a movie is successful, it's common practice for studios to consider sequels. This process usually also includes increasing the budget of the follow-up, but that's not always a successful plan.

During the sequence in which Dubai trashes London in Independence Day: Resurgence, a different city was supposed to take a beating. Read on to find out which city, and why the sudden change of venue was enforced.

Somehow the likes of Independence Day: Resurgence has managed to rake it in, despite a lackluster performance in the domestic box office. And we're all pleasantly surprised.

Despite the critical slams and box-office disappointment that _Independence Day: Resurgence _has suffered, it's actually not all that bad. Before you start laughing your head off, hear us out as to the reason why the long awaited sequel is worth your time.

Twenty years ago Roland Emmerich rolled out the wildest, most special-effects laden interpretation of War of The Worlds ever, and it opened succesfully to the tune of $50 million, the second highest ever opening at that time. This weekend he offered up a sequel, and it couldn't even manage to debut at number one.

Despite the subpar reception Independence Day: Resurgence has received so far, director Roland Emmerich is already moving onto another sci-fi movie. Read on for more details.

Independence Day: Resurgence is opening this weekend and if early numbers are anything to believe, then it could be facing a UFO sized battle at the box office. Here's why the blockbuster has such stiff competition.

Just because a movie's celebrating a milestone doesn't always mean it deserves a follow up. In fact, when combing over the box office results of 1996, we found six movies we wish were getting a Part Two instead of Resurgence.

As you file out of the theater after your early showing of Independence Day: Resurgence, take a moment to think about what could have been. Most importantly, read on to find out the international monument that was slate to get destroyed, but was yanked from the list for one key reason.

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Despite Dr. Brackish Okun being seen in Independence Day: Resurgence previews and clips, there was no explanation provided about his survival, but a new viral video finally confirms how he's back.

Las Vegas was basically wiped off the map in Independence Day, but that didn't destroy the city's spirit. 20 years later, it has been reborn in a special way, and you can check out what it has to offer before the events of Independence Day: Resurgence.

When moviegoers sit in their seats to watch Independence Day: Resurgence, ideally all of the questions on this list will be answered for them during the story, concerning both the first movie and certain events in the yet-to-be-seen sequel.

As it turns out, the original pitch for an Independence Day sequel was apparently nothing like the film we will be getting this coming summer.

It has been nearly two decades since Independence Day was released on the summer movie public. It was the movie that turned writer/director Roland Emmerich into the big budget spectacle filmmaker that we know him as today. On the eve of the sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, it's an appropriate time to take a look back at the people who made up the cast of the original film.

What's better than one Jeff Goldblum in a movie or elsewhere? Duh, two Jeff Goldblums, both of whom you can see together in a new Independence Day: Resurgence promo video.

Fox has announced that the original Independence Day is coming back to theaters in a really cool way. Here are the details so you can relive what it was like when Will Smith was still in the franchise.

Independence Day: Resurgence sees the return of most of the characters from the original film (sorry Will Smith), including Brent Spiners' Dr. Okun. Check out this clip of Okun reuniting with another character from 1996.

A new extended trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence has just hit the web, and it seems to pretty much telegraph the entire plot of the upcoming sequel.

Roland Emmerich has admitted that it's taken 20 years for Independence Day 2 to be released because the technology just wasn't there to match his vision.

To mark the 20th anniversary of the victory over the extraterrestrials, a new Independence Day: Resurgence video is taking a look at how its fictional world changed over the last two decades.

In a recent interview with Variety, Sela Ward was asked if any real life politicians inspired or informed her performance in Independence Day: Resurgence. It turns out, that answer is a resounding yes.

The Independence Day sequel we’ve been hoping for for two decades will be hitting theaters soon, complete with the majority of its principle cast. Now the next question is: will this start a bonafide franchise with regular sequels?

While most of the original cast is returning for Independence Day: Resurgence, some fans were curious why Brent Spiner was returning when his character died in the original film. It turns out the answer is pretty simple and it has nothing to do with alien blood.

A lot of Independence Day: Resurgence seems to lean on the notion of, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Much like the first movie, this shows a versatile ensemble sprinting their way through a 1950s inspired sci-fi monster movie.