Independence Day Resurgence Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

We always knew they were coming back. After Independence Day redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global spectacle on an unimaginable scale. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

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Action Adventure Sci-Fi 3D Sequel

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  Jeff Goldblum

  ... David Levinson

  Wicked: For Good, Thor: Ragnarok

• J
  Jessie Usher

  Shaft, Almost Christmas

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  Bill Pullman

  ... President Whitmore

  Casper, Independence Day

• J
  Judd Hirsch

  ... Julius Levinson

  The Best You Can, Uncut Gems

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  Liam Hemsworth

  The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

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  Joey King

  Despicable Me 4, Bullet Train

• V
  Vivica A. Fox

  ... Jasmine Dubrow

  Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair , Is God Is

• B
  Brent Spiner

  ... Dr. Brakish Okun

  Superhero Movie, Material Girls

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  Sela Ward

  ... President Lanford

  The Guardian, The Day After Tomorrow

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  Maika Monroe

  ... Patricia Whitmore

  Reminders of Him, In Cold Light

Who is making Independence Day Resurgence – Crew List

A look at Independence Day Resurgence behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Roland Emmerich last helmed Moonfall and Midway. The film's writer Dean Devlin last penned Geostorm and Independence Day.

Director

Roland Emmerich

Screenwriters

Dean Devlin
Roland Emmerich
Carter Blanchard

Producers

Dean Devlin
Harald Kloser

Production – What we know about the Independence Day Resurgence

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Key Facts

• Jessie Usher, the lead of Starz's series Survivor's Remorse, will play a central character in the new film, and also the son of Will Smith's character (Captain Steven Hiller) in the original film (Hollywood Reporter, 3/3/15).
• In June 2013, director Roland Emmerich said Will Smith won't be in the sequel. "Will Smith cannot come back because he's too expensive, but he'd also be too much of a marquee name," Emmerich told the New York Daily News. "It would be too much. We have maybe half of the people that you would know from the first film, and the other half people who are new."
• The new film will focus on the next generation of heroes, including the stepson of Will Smith's character in the original film.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Jun 2016

Completed

Changed Independence Day Resurgence movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Nov 2015

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jun 2015

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Filming began on April 20, 2015.

May 2015

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Oct 2014

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

Jun 2013

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Preparations are underway to start production.

Aug 2010

Concept

Changed the movie production status to Concept. Concept movies are rumored films with little to no official development.

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