Moonfall hit theaters in early 2022, leaving audiences speculating about a sequel, especially given its cliffhanger ending. With the original plot centering on the moon being knocked from its orbit and posing a catastrophic threat to Earth, the question remains: Will there be a Moonfall 2? Let's explore the possibilities.
Roland Emmerich is well known for his apocalypse movies, like Independence Day or The Day After Tomorrow. In 2022 on February 4th, his new movie Moonfall hit theaters.
The plot of the movie revolves around the moon getting knocked out of its orbit and threatening to crash into earth. So two astronauts, played by Halle Berry and Patrick Wilson, have to join up with a conspiracy theorist to stop this. Why a conspiracy theorist, you ask? Dunno, maybe because being a conspiracy theorist was popular that year, or something. Spoilers ahead!
During their journey, our protagonists find something beyond their wildest imaginations! The moon is some kind of megastructure that was built by our ancestors to inhabit foreign worlds. At the end of the movie, the A.I., controlling the whole thing ends the movie with the words "let's get started". Get what started?
Many movies are getting sequels these days, and Moonfall's ending is set to hype viewers up for a continuation of the story.
Moonfall 2 Unlikely To Happen, But Not Out Of Question
I hate to break it to you, but I wouldn't bet on it. Even though Emmerich himself initially envisioned a trilogy, the movie bombed at the box office, making Lionsgate approving a sequel unlikely. This reminds us a bit of the fate of Independence Day 3, which was planned by Roland Emmerich, but never realized after Independence Day: Resurgence flopped in cinemas. Though he left the door open for a sequel just like he did in Moonfall .
It's even less likely there will be a direct sequel because Roland Emmerich has announced he's ending his career. He's said he wants to make one more movie, but it won't be Moonfall 2.
But who knows, maybe Moonfall will get a sequel any day in the future. With the movie being available on streaming services now it's getting more viewers, this might as well lead to growing interest in a sequel. If it seems profitable, I'm sure Lionsgate will at least consider it.
Another possibility would be to continue or reboot Moonfall as a series. It wouldn't be the first time that this happens, especially not for Roland Emmerich: After his movie Stargate aired on cinemas in 1994, the popular TV show Stargate: SG1 continued the story for ten seasons, with two spin-offs Stargate: Atlantis and Stargate: Universe and two more direct-to-DVD movies even expanding the franchise.