Only Roland Emmerich could make a $140 million independent movie. If you like disaster movies, then Roland Emmerich might be one of your favorite directors. The mind behind Independence Day, 2012, and The Day After Tomorrow has a new world-crushing feature film coming soon called Moonfall. You might be surprised to learn that this is an independent movie. Sort of. It was financed outside the studio system, with Lionsgate stepping up to distribute it. The way the movie came together is incredibly interesting, with Huayi, a Chinese finance company, putting up most of the money, and AGC Studios as well as Leonine, CAA Media Finance, East West Bank, MUFG Union Bank, and SPG3 Entertainment coming together to make sure all the cash and opportunity was there. When it came to the finishing funds to nail VFX, Scanline VFX, Pixomondo, Framestore, and DNEG did all the work there. While it was tempting to go with a streamer, Emmerich knew this was a movie for the big screen. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 2 February, 2022