10 Upcoming Movie Blockbusters That Could Be Disasters
3. Independence Day: Resurgence
While Independence Day gives a warm, nostalgic glow to a certain generation, the harsh truth must be faced; its not great. It had fun setpieces and likable characters, but its achingly hollow and dumb too. Cinema has moved on a lot since 1996, so Resurgence has a lot of work to do to get new audience members excited and with the lack of Will Smith old audience members too. Big Will decided to sit the sequel out since the studio didnt want to go bankrupt paying his salary, but, at least, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman are back. The sequel doesnt look to be offering much besides everything being bigger, and returning director Roland Emmerich hasnt been in good form the last decade or so (2012, White House Down). The casting of butter sandwich Liam Hemsworth as the new hero doesnt bode well either, since hes usually the most forgettable thing about all of his movies. Perhaps Emmerich has some surprises up his sleeve and Resurgence will prove to be a great hit; if not, Will Smith will be feeling mighty smug when he looks at the weekend box-office grosses.
