The new trailer for Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day: Resurgence is trying to prove it’s more than big set pieces and insane CGI.
Does the sequel, which takes place 20 years later, have heart? The trailer attempts to reconnect characters to the past and even takes a moment of silence to remember Captain Steven Hiller (Will Smith).
Yes, there’s still a ton of CGI, which include massive alien ships, new technology (and a Prometheus ripoff), as well as a giant extraterrestrial creature. Oh, and the trailer wouldn’t be complete without a hilariously obvious observation by the great Jeff Goldblum.
“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.”
Directed by Roland Emmerich, the film stars Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Vivica A. Fox, Brent Spiner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jessie Usher, Maika Monroe (It Follows), and Sela Ward.
Independence Day: Resurgence invades theaters on June 24th, 2016.