With films like Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow, filmmaker Roland Emmerich has created gigantic science fiction blockbusters. In recent years, however, he has found it increasingly difficult to continue his earlier successes. The flop was particularly bitter of the exuberant spectacle Moonfall.
With a budget of around 140 million US dollars, the film was only able to bring in 67 million US dollars worldwide, which makes it a big loss. Emmerich’s previous films, Independence Day 2: Return and Midway, also fell short of their financial expectations.
Space Nation: Roland Emmerich wants to create the next big sci-fi franchise
However, the director, screenwriter and producer is by no means thinking of retiring. While currently involved in the production of the martial gladiator series Those About To Die, he plans to launch a new mega-franchise. Space Nation is the name of the ambitious project, as Deadline reports.
Space Nation is a large-scale sci-fi story about told in different media becomes. Emmerich isn’t the sole architect behind the franchise. For Space Nation he has teamed up with game specialists Jerome Wu (World of Warcraft) and Tony Tang (Warframe).
New Sci-Fi Franchise: Space Nation includes a video game, series and short films
The franchise kicks off with the video game Space Nation Online, in which players can embark on adventures in the vastness of outer space. All characters, planets and events were created exclusively for the game and may be added in the future in the form of a series become.
In addition to the game and the series, animated short films and other spin-offs are also planned. However, there is no mention of a trip to the big screen. For now, we can’t wait to see how Space Nation Online fares when testing begins in August 2023 before the game launches in second quarter of 2024 is launched.
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