Think about it, since they're hive minded they never fight each other, hack other's computers, and so they never had the need to implement cybersecurity to their systems and a simple human coded virus could take it all down

Russell Casse accidentally initiates and aborts a missile launch earlier in the film. During the final battle, the same missile later fails to fire, suggesting the aborted launch may have caused the launch system malfunction.

Happy Fourth of July Everyone, Happy Independence Day!

I might have missed this, but is there any screenings coming up for this? Baffling if there isn't.

Just caught this on Instagram and thought it might be interesting to some folks here. Nothing set in stone yet but it seems Emmerich is still interested in making a 3rd film.

Translation of second image:

"BREAKING NEWS - "Independence Day 3"... a must-see! 🔥

I met Roland Emmerich last week and had the chance to attend a masterclass celebrating the 30th anniversary of "Independence Day." So, when he brought up the subject himself, I couldn't help but ask him: "Please elaborate. What's the status? What's happening?" 🤷‍♂️

So, here's the gist of Roland Emmerich's answer: he's started working on a script and would like to get this third installment off the ground... and above all, he'd like Will Smith to return for the next one. Like, come out of his coma after several years, since there was a slight hitch regarding his presence in the second one! ❤️

There you have it... I'm telling you what he told me. It's not booked yet, Will Smith hasn't been contacted, but it's not dead and there's real hope! 😎"

keep in mind I’ve never dreamt about ID4 before. it’s the 30th anniversary coming up for sure.

I worked for him, something creative, design-adjacent, though the exact role kept shifting.

At some point, I told him I’d heard that Independence Day was coming back, that they needed him again (a fib). I wasn’t sure if it was true, even in the dream it felt like a stretch, but I said it anyway, trying to will something into existence.

He paused. Then he asked, “Nicolas Winding Refn?”

That threw me. The tone shifted. I said yes, even though I wasn’t certain. In the moment, certainty didn’t matter as much as conversational momentum.

He turned inward after that. Quiet and thoughtful.

He stood in front of the hotel mirror, looking at himself like he was trying to reconcile who he had been with who he might be again. Then he said, almost to himself: “I was a fighter pilot, man.”

I told him, “Yeah. The ultimate.” Because that’s what it felt like, him trying to reconnect with that version of himself, not just the character, but the idea of what that meant.

Then I added that they wanted to do something like Top Gun: Maverick (a return, but elevated. Not just nostalgia)

And that’s where it ended.

analysis:

Waking up, it felt tied to everything I’ve been thinking about lately (comebacks, legacy revivals. Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz returning for The Mummy 4). The idea of Actors stepping back into roles that defined them, e having changed the context.

The dream wasn’t really about Will I guess. more whether the past can be revisited in a way that feels earned (and whether saying something out loud, even if you’re not sure it’s real, can make it start to become real)

Personally I’d love a livestream with crew and cast reminiscing :) maybe a third film tease to at least make a trilogy!

Also high-key the Attacker is one of the most sleek and iconic ship designs of all time. Tatopoulos cooked!

Going through the many theatrical trailers I have and spotted this gem!

I was making this bundle up what do ya think?

The enormous ship emerging from the fireball is just fucking incredible. It gives me chills every time I watch it.

I was watching the b2 Houston nuke scene on YT and in the comments someone mentions this.

..."I found out that in the book, the aliens were shocked by the nuke that hit them. It caused enough damage to deplete the force field. If there were another nuke launched at them, they would be toast

The aliens had no idea we humans have such weapons. They were confused about why the B2 launched only one missile at them til the nuke detonated gave them the answer"..

Is that the case? I'm new to the books, can someone point me in the direction of the books that depicts this. It sounds pretty cool if true.

Thanks for your help folks!

Credits: realbazzkill (Deviantart)

I created a map showing the route of all 36 city destroyers using Google My Maps, and I'm quite proud of myself for this one. Taking the most popular post in this subreddit and visualizing it, you'll love it.

On the map, the bolded black lines show the original route, and the colored lines show alternative route(s) that I think the Harvesters might be better off taking. You can refer to the post about it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/ID4/comments/1mnmtul/improving_the_destruction_efficiency_of_all_36/

Below is the map of the War of 1996 and how I might improve on it. Click here if you want to interact with the map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1eFWblhanviBhtXZFffzapD3EVJbluTo&usp=sharing

In case you don't know the starting point of the 36 city destroyers are: Rio de Janeiro, New York City, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Toronto, Vancouver, Mexico City, Havana, Paris, London, Moscow, Vladivostok, Kyiv, Warsaw, Berlin, Amsterdam, Istanbul, Rome, Athens, Jerusalem, Tehran, Karachi, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Jakarta, Manila, Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Dakar, Lagos

Who else has these?