The novel goes into further detail on the characters, situations, and overall concepts not explored in the film. Author Stephen Molstad wrote the novel to help promote the film shortly before its release.
#The independence day movie 2016 series
The first book in the series is the novelization of the first film. 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). The franchise has been the inspiration for a series of novels and comic books. 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 of 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. Main article: Independence Day: Resurgence