World War III

World War III is a science-fiction adventure film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by my friend Danny Cunningham. It also features characters from the 2017 film.

Rated 12A for moderate violence, threat and infrequent strong language.

Runtime: 2 hrs 4 mins ( 124 mins )

Plot:

In a post-apocalyptic future in 2060, mercenary Danny and his partners, fellow soldiers Reco and Sonic live in a world where WWIII exists. They both work for Cobar, who is ruling America after the world fell at the hands of The Evil Emperor. Cobar hires them to kill The Emperor at his base called Hellgask. They then leave.

Danny, Sonic & Reco arrive at the Hellgask Base and they contact Cobar. Before he can reveal The Emperor's real identity, he is interrupted by a mysterious gunshot. They then meet Tyler Navaro, the quarterback of the Columbus Crusaders and the son of the President James Navaro and his wife Samantha, who’s the daughter of the Vice President Jordan McClain.

Danny, Sonic, Reco, Tyler & Samantha discover that Cobar was assassinated by the mysterious gunshot and they return to their base. They then meet Robert Halsam, the leader of the newly-formed country of Jakarika and a detective trying to find out the murderer of his wife Kelly.

As they are walking back to the base, Danny, Sonic, Reco, Tyler, Samantha & Robert discover that The Emperor's real identity is US president Donald Trump. After Trump built the wall, he bombed Mexico and that was the cause of the war. He then teamed up with Tex Trina, the leader of the U.A.E. and Robert’s arch nemesis, so they can lead a team of terrorists to slay the Earth.

When they arrive at the base, Danny, Sonic, Reco, Tyler, Samantha & Robert discover that the base is being attacked by Trump & Tex’s soldiers. An epic battle ensues.

Danny, Reco, Sonic, Tyler, Samantha & Robert are still fighting the soldiers.

Danny, Reco, Sonic, Tyler, Samantha & Robert defeat Trump & Tex’s soldiers and they hold funerals for Cobar and everyone who died. Danny vows revenge. They then meet Angeles Trina, Tex’s daughter, who wants to rebel against him.

Danny, Reco, Sonic, Tyler, Samantha, Robert & Angeles get an army of their own soldiers and they prepare for battle. They are then greeted by President Navaro & Vice President McClain, who agree to rally the people of Jakarika for a counterstrike on Tex & Trump’s base. It‘s revealed that McClain is actually working for the U.A.E. to provide them secret information.

Danny, Reco, Sonic, Tyler, Samantha, Robert, Angeles and their army attack the Hellgask / U.A.E. Base and an epic fight ensues. Robert discovers that Kelly is alive and confronts Tex. Danny confronts Trump in his throne room and Samantha confronts her father while Reco, Sonic, Tyler & Angeles get all the citizens to safety. After a long decisive battle, Danny kills Trump, Robert & Kelly kill Tex, Samantha kills McClain, Tyler, Sonic, Reco & Angeles kill the terrorists and the Hellgask / U.A.E. Base is destroyed. Everyone then celebrates their victory. President Navaro then gives Danny, Reco, Sonic, Tyler, Samantha, Robert, Kelly & Angeles the Medal Of Honor for their bravery,

Cast:

Josh Brolin as Danny

Liam Hemsworth as Reco / Terrorist #2

Ezra Miller as Sonic ( not The Hedgehog )

Andy Serkis as Cobar

Alec Baldwin as The Emperor ( Donald Trump )

Chris Evans as Tyler Navaro

Michael Caine as President James Navaro

Chris Pratt as Robert Haslam

Elizabeth Olsen as Angeles Trina

Tom Hardy as Tex Trina

Jennifer Lawrence as Samantha Navaro

Robert Downey Jr. as Vice President Jordan McClain

Daisy Ridley as Kelly Haslam

Chris Hemsworth as Terrorist #1

Mark Ruffalo as Terrorist #3

Reception & Cancelled Sequel:

World War III received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb. A sequel titled The End Of Gaming was planned but was eventually cancelled.

Logos:

Fox Searchlight Pictures / TSG Entertainment / Centropolis Entertainment.