Director Roland Emrich has announced the casting of Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, and Jessie Usher in his upcoming sequel, “Independence Day 2.” Goldblum will reprise his role as David Levinson from the 1996 hit and Usher will play Captain Steven Hiller’s (Will Smith) son. Details of Hemsworth’s role are unclear, as is the plot of the film. The film is set to be released summer of 2016.
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