Likewise, he wanted Roland to make a film titled ‘Isobar’, for which Roland got excited.
Hollywood directorial debut
Eventually, ‘Universal Soldier’ was the film with which Roland made his Hollywood directorial debut in the year 1992.
Whereas, he was a replacement for Andrew Davis, who walked out of the project for some reason.
The film was released and fared nicely at the box office, but earned critical backlash, to some degree.
Highest-grossing films
Additionally, his next venture ‘Independence Day’ became one of the highest-grossing American films of all time.
The movie made over $7,500,000 worldwide at the box office.
To follow up, ‘Godzilla’ was also a mammoth box office success earning 385.9 million USD.
Roland Emmerich proved that he can indeed make a hardcore commercial film with critical and commercial success.
For his next venture, he returned to the CGI-laden hardcore commercial genre of filmmaking with ‘The Day after Tomorrow’ in 2004, a film about the growing dangers of global warming, which was a box office success.
Therefore, Roland’s next venture is slated to be about the Battle of Midway, which occurred during the Second World War.
And it would be very interesting to see his point of view, because he is a German and works in America, the two biggest enemy countries at each other’s throats during the Second World War.
Roland Emmerich: Awards
Roland Emmerich won Best Director for Independence Day (1996) at Saturn Award, Amanda in 1997, and won Lifetime Achievement Award, he also won Best European Director for Godzilla (1998) at Audience Award.
Similarly, he won Success in Hollywood, Cinema for Peace Award for Trade (2007) at Special Award.
Likewise, he won Best International Film for The Day After Tomorrow (2004) at Jupiter Award.
How much does Roland Emmerich earn?
He has an estimated net worth of around $200 million and he has earned that sum of money from his professional career.
Roland Emmerich: Rumors and Controversy/ Scandal
There was a controversy that, Roland is gay.
Currently, he is far from rumors and controversies.
Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size
Roland Emmerich has a height of 5 feet 11 inches and he weighs 85 kg.
Roland’s hair color is brown and his eyes color is brown.
Furthermore, his dress size is 4 (US) and his shoe size is 8 (US).
Is Roland Emmerich active on social media?
Roland Emmerich is active on social sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
He has around 266K followers on his Facebook.
Around 103.7K followers on his Twitter, and he has around 22.3K followers on his Instagram.