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Roland Emmerich: People should be afraid
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He is one of the very few German directors who has shot major blockbuster productions in the USA for decades.
From »Independence Day« (1996) to »Godzilla« (1998) to »Moonfall« this year – the Stuttgart-born artist made a name for himself primarily with disaster films.
That's why he's also called the »Master of Disaster« in Hollywood.
Now Emmerich, 67, has announced the end of his career.
In his next and last film, it should be about the fact that the world is falling apart because of environmental disasters, the 67-year-old told the "Bild am Sonntag".
"Because I wonder if there will come a time when people will no longer be able to live in the country they were born in - because of heat, because of water shortages, because of hunger," he said.
This will lead to a "migration of peoples" that will change a lot: "The system will no longer work if many millions of people suddenly travel to another country."
According to UNHCR, around 23.7 million people had to leave their homes in 2021 due to natural events such as constant rain, prolonged drought, heat waves and storms, both short- and long-term.
The film is important to him: "In my opinion, the only way to wake people up is when they are terribly afraid of something."
What comes after that, he doesn't know yet.
Last Monday he was the producer at the German premiere of the fantasy film The Magic Flute in Munich.
cbu/dpa