Washington, DC - It presumably was no coincidence that 20th Century Fox chose this week to announce a release date for the long-awaited sequel to the 1996 smash "Independence Day." Roland Emmerich , who directed the original and has been talking about the sequel for years, was in our nation's capital promoting his upcoming " White House Down " (hence the very real White House in the background of this interview), meaning that dozens of reporters got to slip in questions about "Independence Day 2." I was no exception, asking Emmerich what the pressure of finally having a tangible release date of...