It was only approximately 15 years later, that Devlin met up with Roland Emmerich to try again, having felt that they had “cracked” a story for a sequel.ġ6. Will Smith was supposed to reprise the role of Captain Steven Hiller, but Fox refused to meet his request for a $50 million salary for two sequels. However, after completing the script, Devlin didn’t turn in the script and instead gave the money back to the studio, as he felt the story didn’t live up to the first film. The aliens in deep space receive the signal and send a larger battle fleet, threatening the human race once more.ġ5. Soon after the success of the first film, 20th Century Fox paid Dean Devlin a large sum of money to write a script for a sequel. However, the aliens were able to send a distress signal to their other battalions before their final defeat while others went into hiding elsewhere around the world.
The plot: Twenty years after the events of Independence Day, the international community recovers and the United Nations creates the Earth Space Defense (ESD), a united global defense program that serves as Earth’s early warning system and the main defense force using technology salvaged from remains of the alien forces, with some military forces assembled on the Moon. Filming began on Apand ended on August 22, 2015.ĥ. Esprit and William Fichtner.Ĥ. The film is scheduled for a Jrelease. Fox and Brent Spiner, reprising their original roles, along with newcomers Liam Hemsworth, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe, Sela Ward, Angelababy, Joey King, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Patrick St. Here's one for old times sake #IDR /8WOrinqMlBĪnybody want to take this thing for a spin? Get an exclusive first look at the Moon Tug! #IndependenceDayLive RT! pic.twitter.1. Independence Day: Resurgence is an upcoming 2016 American science fiction disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich, and written by Emmerich, Dean Devlin and Carter Blanchard.Ģ. It is the sequel to the 1996 film Independence Day.ģ. The film stars Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Photo by Eric Charbonneau of Invision for 20th Century Fox Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. After INDEPENDENCE DAY redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Independence Day: Resurgence is currently scheduled to land in theaters on June 24, 2016 Fox with new cast members Liam Hemsworth, Maika Monroe, Sela Ward, Jessie Usher, and Charlotte Gainsbourg. The new film, directed by Roland Emmerich, will star some familiar faces from the original movie like Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, and Vivica A. 20th Century Fox has released the official title and cast photos for Independence Day: Resurgence, the upcoming sequel to the 1996 sci-fi disaster film Independence Day.