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Twenty years after the original Independence Day became the highest grossing movie of 1996, link the aliens have returned.

The original Independence Day is often credited as setting a new template that dozens of other Hollywood movies would follow.

How do you feel about the original Independence Day... does it still hold up, and does it have franchise potential?

Director Roland Emmerich, who was responsible for bringing us the gloriousness of the original Independence Day, tweeted a link to watch the trailer for the official sequel, which is being billed as Independence Day: Resurgence.

Unless the President wound up having another daughter and Mae Whitman (who played daughter Patricia Whitmore in the first film) is currently the President of the Moon / TIE fighter pilot, that means she (unlike so many others) will not be reprising her role from the original Independence Day.

But one thing we do know now is how Brent Spiner was able to return as the eccentric Dr. Okun after appearing to meet his demise in the original Independence Day.

In the meantime, let's take a look back at what made the original Independence Day so great with a video essay that examines just how well - crafted the screenplay is.

Not exact matches

It is a fascinating contrast to the politics of alien invasion films such as Independence Day and War of the Worlds (original and remake).

If you saw the original Pacific Rim several years ago, then you might be aware that it was an attempt by Guillermo Del Toro to merge «giant robot» anime with live - action Kaiju movies and a VERY high dosage of Independence Day.

Liam Hemsworth was thrilled to be cast in the 20 - years - later sequel Independence Day: Resurgence, since the 1996 original film was one of his childhood favourites.

Director Roland Emmerich reveals his original plan for Independence Day: Resurgence: all about peace between humans and aliens.

Bonus features include: - Newly Restored Extended (154 minutes) and Original Theatrical (145 minutes) Cuts - 30 - Minute Documentary: Independence Day: A Legacy Surging Forward

Ensuring that Independence Day 2 will have the requisite number of dramatic speeches and old Jewish guys that any good Independence Day movie should have, director Roland Emmerich has confirmed that both Bill Pullman and Judd Hirsch will be reprising their roles from the original movie in the new alien - fighting...

The cast of Independence Day 2 has swelled further this week, with director Roland Emmerich revealing via Twitter that actress Joey King (Oz The Great and Powerful, Wish I Was Here) has joined the sequel, as well as confirming the return of Brent Spiner, who featured in the 1996 original as Dr. Brackish Okun.

Roland Emmerich's «Independence Day: Resurgence» invaded theaters fully two decades after his 1996 original — and this time without Will Smith.

This week we'll get to see if Independence Day: Resurgence can shake a stick at Roland Emmerich's original 1996 blockbuster.

20 years after the original hit screens, Independence Day: Resurgence finally sees the light of dDay: Resurgence finally sees the light of dayday.

This coming week, Independence Day: Resurgence brings back the alien threat, looking to finish the job they started 20 years ago in Roland Emmerich «s original blockbuster.

In keeping with the Independence Day sequel's insistence on even bigger spaceships than the impractically large ones in the original, here's an even longer trailer.

Despite the fact that Independence Day: Resurgence is bringing back several cast members from the original movie, there is one name absent from the roster of the 1996 blockbuster, with Will Smith opting against a return to the franchise.

It was quite a surprise when it was announced that Brent Spiner would be returning as Dr. Brackish Okun for Independence Day: Resurgence, given that it appeared he died in the original 1996 movie.

Independence Day: Resurgence: Something went horribly wrong in the 20 years since the original film's release, as this ranks as one of the worst sequels to come around in quite some time.

Casting and pre-production are in full swing for Roland Emmerich's anticipated sci - fi blockbuster sequel Independence Day 2, and now comes news that Vivica A. Fox, who co-starred in the original 1996 film, is returning for the new installment.

Now playing in theaters everywhere is the long - awaited sci - fi sequel, Independence Day: Resurgence, arriving in theaters exactly 20 years after the original movie first landed.

The Will Smith-less Independence Day: Resurgence debuts twenty years after the original became a summer blockbuster phenomenon.

Jessie Usher, star of the Starz original series Survivor's Remorse, has taken the lead role in director Roland Emmerich's Independence Day 2 according to The Hollywood Reporter Usher will be playing Dylan Hiller, Read More →