Roland Emmerich Can't Stop Destroying the White House

Today marks the release of the biggest, brawniest, Channing Tatum-ist blockbuster of the summer, White House Down, which didn’t even hold back from its trailer footage of the U.S. Capitol dome exploding. Followed in short order by Air Force One bursting into flames in mid-air and the White House, as the title suggests, going kablooey. Sound familiar? It should.

White House Down is directed by Roland Emmerich, otherwise known as Hollywood’s go-to guy for the artistic destruction of the White House. There’s nobody more accomplished in the business. Emmerich first blew up the White House in 1996 with Independence Day, then destroyed it again several years later in his apocalyptic thriller 2012. With the premiere of White House Down, Emmerich officially completes the triple crown. White House Down … Down … DOWN!