Roland Emmerich has teased us with the possibility of back-to-back Independence Day sequels before, but according to IESB, they're about to become a reality. The site says that Fox has ponied up for Will Smith's fee and locked him in for both films; Emmerich will return to direct just after he completes his Shakespeare thriller Anonymous. No word yet on whether any original cast members will come back, but did the dog survive? Did it? [IESB]