A few weeks ago we learned that Independence Day 2 (also known by the awful title ID Forever) takes place 20 years after the 1996 film and sees alien reinforcements coming to earth following a distress call sent by the first failed wave of invaders that Will Smith punched in the face.
Director Roland Emmerich announced on his Twitter page that Vivica A. Fox is reprising her role as Jasmine Dubrow, the stripper who winds up marrying Will Smith’s Capt. Steven Hiller. She joins a cast that already includes Bill Pullman, Jessie Usher, Jeff Goldblum, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Liam Hemsworth.
Smith has opted out for the sequel and it’s already been confirmed that the story will center on his stepson Dylan, played by Jessie Usher. Now that Fox has signed on, does this mean Smith’s character is dead in the new film? Will Jasmine Dubrow be a widow or a divorcee? As long as Pullman and Goldblum are reprising their roles, does anyone really give a shit if Smith’s character is dead or not?
Let the speculation begin.
Shooting on Independence Day 2 begins this May in Montreal.
20th Century Fox is planning on a June 24, 2016 release.
