Overview
- ARD/Das Erste will air the documentary Roland Emmerich – Meister der Apokalypse on November 10, with streaming in the ARD Mediathek starting November 5.
- In a new interview, Emmerich recounts a brain tumor at 45, a later kidney tumor, a recurrence in the brain, and what he says was a false leukemia diagnosis by a practitioner who was not a real doctor.
- He credits directing The Day After Tomorrow with helping save his life, saying work kept him focused and resilient during illness.
- Emmerich says he intends to keep working, declaring, “I want to direct until I drop.”
- A museum retrospective titled Dreamworld – The Vision of Roland Emmerich is scheduled to open at the Neue Kunstmuseum Tübingen on February 15, 2026.