Second Independence Day: Resurgence trailer makes waves
A new trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence is making the rounds, and it continues to preview a movie that’s a mix of forced nostalgia and new blockbuster bang bang. Unfortunately, there’s a lot in this new trailer that can be used to deduce plot points and character deaths, so consider yourself warned. That said, I’m on the fence about Independence Day: Resurgence. On one hand, it feels like a sequel strictly churned out to cash in on an old property and fill it with young, hot faces (which is nothing new, it’s just routine at this point). On the other hand, I’ll admit to being a bit excited over the prospect of more Goldblum, an aged but still noble Bill Pullman as former President Whitmore, a Starship Troopersesque group of young kids killing bugs, and crazy scientist Brent Spiner. So, I’ll have to check this one out for curiosities sake.
Watch the brand new trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence after the jump.
Lots to digest, but a lot of what’s on display looks done before. While an alien technology-inspired future is appealing, there are a lot of world destroying, explosion-heavy, flying through debris moments in the trailer. There’s a good chance we’ll get a speech from Pullman, some quips from Goldblum, some posturing from Hemsworth, a nostalgic character death or two (I saw two that were almost guarantees), a big dogfight between jets and spaceships, and a deus ex machina/alien computer virus type of saving grace device. I’m just guessing, but it wouldn’t be a surprise given the big blockbuster territory.
If the trailer wasn’t enough, here’s a plot synopsis for Independence Day: Resurgence:
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.
Independence Day: Resurgence features a cast that includes Jeff Goldblum, William Fichtner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Bill Pullman, Sela Ward, Liam Hemsworth, Judd Hirsch, Maika Monroe, Brent Spiner, Joey King, and Vivica A. Fox. The movie flies into theaters on June 24, 2016.