Independence Day: Resurgence feels like someone took the original film and fast forwarded to only the action scenes. Maybe that sounds good to you, and certainly the sequel's epic scope exceeds its predecessor. But without characters that mean anything to us, there's no drama or tension to the second round of this intergalactic war.
When Independence Day: Resurgence hits theatres on June 23, 20 years (almost exactly!) will have passed both on screen and off since the first film. That's a long time, but for co-writer and director Roland Emmerich, the wait was a necessary evil.
Six months ago, James Cameron passed the torch for his adaptation of Battle Angel Alita to director Robert Rodriguez. Since then, we haven't heard much about this long-delayed anime adaptation. But we've just gotten a significant update: three actresses are in the running to play the lead character.
