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TigerClaw
11-26-2014, 04:24 PM
Fox has officially Green Light the Independence Day sequel, It will be released on June 24 2016. Will Smith won't be in the sequel however.
http://deadline.com/2014/11/independence-day-sequel-fox-green-light-1201298276/
B-Man
11-26-2014, 04:31 PM
In the late 90's, this news would've been huge.
Loved ID4 as a kid but but tried watching it a few months ago. It is a baaaaad movie. They should've just gone with a remake. Curious to see how you make a Will Smith-less sequel though.
Vicky82
11-26-2014, 04:41 PM
So it comes out 3 weeks after TMNT 2, 2016 is going to be massive year for big movies.

I doubt it will be any good as the 1st one and I feel it could go down the same way as Sin City 2 did but I could be wrong and I will probably go see it.
Candy Kappa
11-26-2014, 04:47 PM
No Will Smith, no interest.
TigerClaw
11-26-2014, 05:06 PM
No Will Smith, no interest.
Maybe they can bring back Jeff Goldblum, He was good in the 1st one.
Powder
11-26-2014, 05:08 PM
No Will Smith, no interest.

This, yo. He's what sells it.
CyberCubed
11-26-2014, 10:08 PM
I'll never understand why movies have sequels over 20 years apart.
Leo656
11-26-2014, 10:15 PM
Yes you do, it's called "We're Out of Ideas".

Also, the public has spent the last few years proving that they'll go see any old sh*t with a familiar brand name on it, so add it up and there ya go. "We're Out of Ideas" plus "They'll Buy Anything" equals "They're Making Beetlejuice 2."

Oh, by the way... they're making "Beetlejuice 2", you guys. Like, for real. Keaton said so. Anybody got any cyanide?
Peanut
11-26-2014, 10:18 PM
No Will Smith, no interest.

https://i.imgur.com/XyrOR.gif
Wildcat
11-26-2014, 10:24 PM
The first was pretty bad IMO. The moment Will Smith went over and punched the alien I knew it wasn't meant to be serious. Even for a cheesy scifi movie its bad.

Its funny I read about the sequel back in July and people were complaining that Will Smith wouldn't be in it saying he doesn't care about the fans and ID is what made him famous...really? So his music and Fresh Price were just stepping stones to big-time?

That was seriously one of the stupidest things I've read online. I can understand people liking the movie. Even bad stuff has its followings but the Will Smith complaints are nonsense.
CyberCubed
11-26-2014, 10:26 PM
Didn't the first movie come out in 1996? Damn, I think I was only like 10 years old or something.
Cure
11-26-2014, 10:43 PM
No Will Smith, no interest.

Yup. Count me out.
Jester
11-26-2014, 10:48 PM
It does seem like a dumb choice. Why bother without Will. Do they have Goldblum?
TheCanadiandrome
11-26-2014, 11:16 PM
No Will Smith, no interest.

My sentiments exactly
turtlefanforever
11-27-2014, 10:41 AM
Yes you do, it's called "We're Out of Ideas".

Also, the public has spent the last few years proving that they'll go see any old sh*t with a familiar brand name on it, so add it up and there ya go. "We're Out of Ideas" plus "They'll Buy Anything" equals "They're Making Beetlejuice 2."

Oh, by the way... they're making "Beetlejuice 2", you guys. Like, for real. Keaton said so. Anybody got any cyanide?

reminds me of the kevin smith movie where they brought him in to write either superman or beetlejuice goes hawiian. 'i think we've said all we needed to say with the first beetlejuice, must we go tropical?'
Jephael
11-27-2014, 10:10 PM
Good Lord, this is gonna be Speed 2: Cruise Control all over again, isn't it?
Memphis
11-28-2014, 12:11 AM
No Will Smith? Pass... That was him and Goldblum's movie.
Warhorse
11-28-2014, 01:27 PM
Hmmm, I wonder if Mae Whitman is going to be in it? Be kind of funny, considering.

But really, maybe like, 15 years ago, I could have been hyped about this, but not so much now.
TigerClaw
11-28-2014, 01:44 PM
I'm looking forward to it, I enjoyed the first one, It'll be interesting to see if, they can get at some of the original cast despite Will Smith not being in it., Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman to name a few.
Davetello
11-28-2014, 02:10 PM
In the late 90's, this news would've been huge.
Loved ID4 as a kid but but tried watching it a few months ago. It is a baaaaad movie. They should've just gone with a remake. Curious to see how you make a Will Smith-less sequel though.

Agreed. Enjoyable for the time - especially as we were young - but doesn't really hold up by contemporary standards.
Sumac
11-28-2014, 02:40 PM
First movie was a borefest, not to mention with a lot of idiotic stuff, like computer virus infecting alien systems. But it was basically "How to make generic blockbuster 101", with typical Emerich flair (nerd-scientist, badass millitary guy, incomprehensible amount of destruction and awesome SFX).

I am not really sure what second movie could be about and how visually impressive it should be to challenge other blockbusters in a day and age, when even amateurs can create awesome special effects. And since there Smith won't be in the movie...meh...

I'd prefer Emerich to work on long-promised reboot of the StarGate.
Wesley
11-28-2014, 03:18 PM
Agreed. Enjoyable for the time - especially as we were young - but doesn't really hold up by contemporary standards.

I agree. I still enjoy watching the film, but it hasn't aged well. It's one of those "so bad, it's good" type films
Davetello
11-28-2014, 03:22 PM
I agree. I still enjoy watching the film, but it hasn't aged well. It's one of those "so bad, it's good" type films

Indeed. I have to admit though that I am partial to movies about alien invasions. It's just that this wasn't well executed. It's strange how our tastes alter as we age.