#New Moonfall Images Feature Cool Spacesuits, Hot Movie Stars, Moons Falling

To go along with the new images, Vanity Fair profiled Emmerich and did a deep-dive on the upcoming blockbuster. Interestingly, the whole concept was birthed from the “Hollow Moon” theory, which has been popular in conspiracy theory circles for some time now. As Emmerich explains, he has a thing for conspiracy theories.

“As you know, I did the movie “Independence Day,” where we were strongly inspired by the whole Area 51 conspiracy. When you have a conspiracy which a lot of people believe, you already have some built-in interest. You don’t have to believe them yourself … Most of the time I’m a skeptical person — I’m German after all.”

The modern world being what it is, one might wonder if pushing a conspiracy theory via a big-budget blockbuster is the best idea. Emmerich considered this and feels that the fantastical nature of this one will put it squarely in the harmless entertainment category.

“Our world, more and more, has become driven by conspiracy theories. Look at Qanon, look at all this stuff, the flat-earthers. It’s just incredible when you think about it. When you have it about the moon, it’s so fantastic—I don’t think it will hurt anybody. It’s interesting for people to see. Qanon is hurting people. Anti-vaxxer conspiracies can hurt people, and actually may kill people.”

Emmerich co-wrote the screenplay for “Moonfall” with Harald Kloser, and Spenser Cohen. Michael Peña, Charlie Plummer, Kelly Yu, Eme Ikwuakor, Carolina Bartczak, and Donald Sutherland also star.

“Moonfall” is set to hit theaters on February 4, 2022.