Independence Day Goes 3D In 2013

If you watched Independence Day when it arrived back in 1996 and thought, “this is nice, but I really wish the White House could explode all over my face,” we worry about you and would change seats to not sit next to you in a cinema. But the bosses at 20th Century Fox were clearly thinking something similar, as the alien invasion blockbuster will be getting a shiny 3D makeover for 2013.

Capitalising on the profits earned by the re-released Titanic, the studio is working with Stereo 3D (which did the conversion on James Cameron’s film) to bring Roland Emmerich’s patriotic explosion-fest back to screens. The film is slipping into a July 3, 2013 release date, which has just been vacated by Steven Spielberg’s Robopocalypse.

And who knows? If the 3D re-release is a success, it might kick-start work on the long-developing ID4 sequels...

But I have to ask: does Independence Day need a 3D makeover?