ROLAND EMMERICH (Producer) Known as one of Hollywood's top-grossing and most bankable directors, producer ROLAND EMMERICH began his career as a student in his native Germany. While studying directing at the Munich Film and Television School, his feature, The Noah's Ark Principle, became the most expensive student project ever produced in Germany and was screened at the 1984 Berlin Film Festival, selling to more than 20 countries. Following the success of his student film, Emmerich formed Centropolis Film Productions, producing and directing the features Joey, Hollywood Monster and Moon 44. In 1992, Emmerich directed his first American feature, Universal Soldier, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. His 1994 sci-fi film Stargate lead to a hit spin-off television series and gave Hollywood the confidence to back Roland's next effort, the huge special-effects driven sci-fi feature Independence Day, starring Will Smith. The film grossed over $800 million worldwide and seated Emmerich among Hollywood's most bankable directors.

Emmerich went on to direct and executive produce Godzilla in 1998 and The Patriot, starring Mel Gibson, in 2002. Two years later, his movie about an abrupt climate shift, the blockbuster The Day After Tomorrow, starring Dennis Quaid and Jake Gyllenhall, inspired him to become involved in a variety of environmental concerns. Emmerich's epic drama 10,000 B.C. is scheduled for release in early 2008.