This Article is From Mar 07, 2015

Liam Hemsworth to Lead Independence Day 2 Cast

Liam Hemsworth to Lead Independence Day 2 Cast

This image was posted on Instagram by Liam Hemsworth

Los Angeles: Actors Liam Hemsworth and Jeff Goldblum will be joining the highly-anticipated Independence Day sequel along with Jessie Usher.

Jeff will reprise his original role from the hit film, with Liam tackling the lead role, reports eonline.com.

It's been almost 20 years since the Will Smith's blockbuster sci-fi movie first hit theatres. Its next instalment of the Roland Emmerich directed franchise is set to be released on June 24, 2016.

Usher will play Will Smith's son in the film, which is likely to pick up right where the 1996 classic left off. Independence Day grossed over $800 million after its massive release over the US Independence Day weekend nearly two decades ago.

Roland took to photo-sharing website Instagram to share the exciting casting news earlier on March 4, by posting a photograph of Jeff and Liam.

Excited to officially announce @LiamHemsworth and #JeffGoldblum as the next two pieces of the #IndependenceDay sequel!

A photo posted by Roland Emmerich (@rolandemmerich) on

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