Roland Emmerich - Family and Companions

• father Hans Emmerich: owner of Solo, a company based in the Swabian town of Sindelfingen near Stuttgart; Emmerich made his early films in warehouses, some owned by Solo; when money ran out on "The Noah's Ark Principle" (1981), father stepped in with his checkbook to insure its completion; has remained an important backer of son's films
• sister Ute Emmerich: has co-produced and/or cast many of her brother's films beginning with "Making Contact/Joey" (1985); president of Centropolis Entertainment