The Australian actor portraying Katniss’ best friend Gale has been cast in the Independence Day sequel. This was announced yesterday on director Roland Emmerich’s Twitter.
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
The first movie, released in 1996, told the story of a group of survivors from an alien attack that participated in a counterattack on July 4, America’s Independence Day. It grossed around $817 million worldwide, including $306 million in North America.
Two decades after the release of the original film, Independence Day 2 will hit theatres on June 24, 2016. Will you head to theatres to see it?