Independence Day 3 could go straight to TV

The next ‘Independence Day’ movie could be headed straight to the small screen, according to reports.

Roland Emmerich, the disaster movie maven behind the first and second movies, has revealed that meetings are going ahead about a potential third instalment.

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But it’s where the third instalment might appear that is most intriguing.

Asked whether another sequel could be in the offing, he says during an interview for the movie’s home entertainment release (via Coming Soon): “Next week I have a meeting with them [20th Century Fox], so not necessarily. I mean, [Independence Day: Resurgence] set things up for a sequel, but let’s see what happens.”

Then when asked whether such a project might find a home on TV, he added that there were definitely ‘also talks about that’.

‘Resurgence’ emerged earlier this year, a full 20 years after Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum saved the Earth from invading alien forces, with the help of the President of the USA, played by Bill Pullman.

Despite many of the cast returning for the sequel (apart from Will Smith, that is), the movie failed to set the box office alight.

It cost a pretty sturdy $165 million (£134 million) to make, only recouping $386.6 million (£314 million), meaning that after marketing and advertising spends, profits for the film would have paled in comparison to those made by the first movie.

That film was quite the behemoth, making a galactic $817.4 million – well over $1 billion in today’s money.

‘Resurgence’s domestic return was particularly disappointing, barely making over $100 million (£81 million).