14 DAY TRIAL // 20th Century Fox set the release date for a highly anticipated “Independence Day 2” for July 4, 2016, 20 years after the original blockbuster. This happened in November last year, and progress on the sequel has been relatively slow, especially given the buzz around it.
However, Fox managed to get everything in order, so we start today with a piece of potentially awesome news: “Independence Day 2” is going full Steam ahead, with Jeff Goldblum and Liam Hemsworth confirmed for the male leads.
Goldblum will obviously be reprising the role in the original film, while Hemsworth is there to cater to the younger audiences. He will probably be the true star of the film: the son-in-law to the former President, believed to be played by Bill Pullman. Pullman’s involvement is still to be confirmed.
Jessie Usher has also been officially attached to the sequel, as Dylan Dubrow, the step-son of Will Smith’s character in the original. Smith won’t be making an appearance, even though early rumors claimed that he was very interested in coming back.
He asked for too much money, movie pundits whisper online, so he was deemed disposable. His character will be mentioned, it is said, but he will be dead or disappeared.
Reactions to news of an “Independence Day” sequel range from “finally!” to “why do we need more sequels of standalone old movies that were perfect as they were?” How do you feel about it?
Excited to Officially announce @LiamHemsworth and #JeffGoldblum as the next two pieces of the #IndependenceDay sequel pic.twitter.com/GNuvffKWI3
— Roland Emmerich (@rolandemmerich) March 4, 2015