Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day sequel is gathering speed, and the director has unveiled some new cast members, as well as a returning veteran.
Emmerich Tweeted that Jeff Goldblum will be reprising his role as genius David Levinson from the 1996 film, and that he’ll be joined by The Hunger Games‘ Liam Hemsworth.
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
Hemsworth was previously mentioned in yesterday’s THR report, which included the fact that Jessie Usher will be playing the son of Will Smith’s character Captain Steve Hiller. Smith himself won’t be appearing in the sequel.
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