SUBMITTED BY Timbo

January 15, 2004 — Roland Emmerich, who directed blockbusters like "Independence Day" and "Stargate", says that his new movie "The Day After Tomorrow" is not like his previous works.

In fact, after 9/11, such a movie became impossible, he believes.

"Blowing up buildings is an image you don't want to see anymore," Emmerich says, referring to Independence Day's famous White House explosion scene. "The movie is quite different from Independence Day, and I don't want to repeat myself, to be honest. I wanted to make the movie because the mood is so different thanIndependence Day. I sometimes think the comparison will only hurt it."

While aliens were the enemy in Independence Day, inThe Day After Tomorrow, the enemy is us. The film is a nightmare story not about what could happen but what will happen if global warming worsens and world leaders look the other way, Emmerich says.

And so, in The Day After Tomorrow, tornadoes rip apart Los Angeles; a snowstorm buries New Delhi; hail the size of grapefruit batters Tokyo; and in New York City, the temperature swings from sweltering to freezing in one day. Dennis Quaid plays a paleoclimatologist trying to save his son (Jake Gyllenhaal) from the new ice age.

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