Fox Archives: ‘Independence Day’ (1996) concept art, photographs and props for World UFO Day

Do you believe? Twentieth Century Fox has exhibited a wide variety of UFOs in their films and television shows over the years. To celebrate World UFO Day (Sunday, July 2, 2017), I would like to focus on “Independence Day” (1996). In the film, produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox Film and released in U.S. […]

Fox Archives: Behind-the-scenes photography from ‘Avatar,’ ‘Moulin Rouge!,’ ‘Moon Over Miami’ and more

I love behind-the-scenes photography. The Fox Archives has gorgeous portraits, scene stills and Fox lot photography, but the photographs that depict what happens off camera are my personal favorite. Since I started working at Fox, just a hair over eight years ago, I started a little folder of my favorite photographs, showcasing the work that […]

Fox Archives: Storyboards from ‘Independence Day,’ ‘Alien 3,’ ‘Ever After: A Cinderella Story’ and ‘Spy’

A storyboard is a sequence of drawings representing the shots planned out by production, typically with some direction and dialogue, though it all depends on the film and the artist. We have a wonderful and wide variety of storyboards in our art department collection. Here is a selection of storyboards from different genres of 20th […]

Fox Archives: 20 years ago…‘Independence Day’ (1996)

“Independence Day” conquered theaters around the globe in 1996, finishing the year as the top worldwide grossing movie with an $817.4 million haul, despite lukewarm reviews. Thus, a film franchise was born. The legacy of the action-adventure sci-fi blockbuster, produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox Film and released in U.S. theaters on July 3, […]

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