Independence Day: Dark Fathom by Victor Gischler.Independence Day (Marvel Comics) by Paul Crain and Ralph Macchio.Independence Day: Resurgence by Alex Irvine.Independence Day: Crucible by Greg Keyes.Independence Day: War in the Desert by Stephen Molstad.Independence Day: Silent Zone by Stephen Molstad.The first three novels were originally published in the 1990s based on the 1996 release of the first film, and were republished in March 2016 as a single-volume edition ( The Complete Independence Day Omnibus). On August 4, 1996, BBC Radio 1 broadcast the one-hour play Independence Day UK, written, produced, and directed by Dirk Maggs, a spin-off depicting the alien invasion from a British perspective. Plays Independence Day UK (1996) Main article: Independence Day UK Currently, I personally have no plans on doing another one." Following this, Ryan Scott at MovieWeb translated the poor reception of the second film and Devlin's comments as meaning Independence Day 3 will likely not happen, also noting that 20th Century Fox merging with The Walt Disney Company (meaning Disney will be in control of Fox's franchises) would make it even less likely that a third film would be pursued. In March 2018, LRM Online reported that, after having met producer Dean Devlin at WonderCon and asking about the status on Independence Day 3, Devlin told them "I don’t know. In October 2016, Emmerich spoke with and mentioned that potential sequels could be produced as TV-films, though they were still uncertain about how they would move forward with the sequels. According to Emmerich, the third film will depict an intergalactic journey, possibly set a year or two later since he wants to maintain the same group of people, especially the young characters. He also said that audiences would not have to wait as long as they did for the second in the series. In June 2016, during an interview with Empire magazine, Emmerich stated that a third film could be made, depending on the success of the second one. In May 2015, Deadline reported that Independence Day 3 and Independence Day 4 were being planned. Through reverse engineering, the world has harnessed the power of alien technology and laid the groundwork to resist a second invasion. The film takes place twenty years after the events of the first film, during which the United Nations has collaborated to form Earth Space Defense (ESD), an international military defense and research organization. Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) Main article: Independence Day: Resurgence With the other people of the world, they launch a last-ditch counterattack on July 4- Independence Day in the United States. The film focuses on disparate groups of people who converge in the Nevada desert in the aftermath of a worldwide attack by an extraterrestrial race of unknown origin. 5.14 Independence Day: Extinction (2016)įilms Independence Day (1996) Main article: Independence Day.5.13 Independence Day: Resurgence - Battle Heroes (2016).5.12 Independence Day: Join the ESD (2016).5.7 Independence Day Online (ID4 Online) (2000).5.6 Independence Day (ID4: The Game) (1997).5.2 Independence Day - Computer Mission Disks (1996).5.1 ID4.COM Shockwave Mini Games (1996).1.2 Independence Day: Resurgence (2016).The film won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing. Currently, it ranks 69th on the list of highest-grossing films, and was at the forefront of the large-scale disaster film and sci-fi resurgence of the mid-late 1990s. The film grossed over $817.4 million worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1996 and, briefly, the second-highest-grossing film worldwide of all time behind 1993's Jurassic Park. Now considered to be a significant turning point in the history of the Hollywood blockbuster, the original film was released worldwide on July 3, 1996, but began showing on July 2 (the same day the film's story begins) on limited release as a result of a high level of anticipation among moviegoers. The franchise revolves around extraterrestrials invading Earth and seeking to eradicate mankind while the remaining human resistance uses everything at their disposal to defeat the invaders and take back the planet. Independence Day (also known as ID and ID4) is a franchise of American science fiction action films that started with Independence Day in 1996, which was eventually followed by the sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence in 2016.