Director Roland Emmerich is planning a sequel to Independence Day and, believe it or not, if he does it it'll only be because Americans elected Barack Obama president.

When we caught up with Emmerich promoting his new movie 2012, he had this to say about making another ID4: "In Independence Day, it was about a king who leads his country into a fight against an outside invader. I didn't want to make that movie during the Bush years. It was not thought that George W. Bush would have made a great king. Now with Obama, it's another story."

Maybe someone should have told him he's making a fantasy movie and, he could have written any sort of president he wanted. No? Just a thought. more...

Let's be honest, Hancock is getting terrible reviews. However, I understand your need to have some Big Willie Style on the Fourth of July. Fear not. Fox Movie Channel is showing Independence Day all day long. That's right! You get to watch Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, and Randy Quaid kick some tentacled ass on America's Birthday. HELL YEAH! Check your local listings for the channel but if you have Directv like me, I will be glued to channel 258 all day. As an added bonus, the movie is alternating with a 45 minute Making of Independence Day documentary.

Happy July 4th all you patriots!