Synopsis for 'Independence Day 2' Revealed

We're a little under a month away from the 4th of July so it seems fitting we get some Independence Day 2 news.

With filming currently underway, the sequel hitting theaters next summer (20 years since the original) and pretty much all previous cast members returning EXCEPT Will Smith (though don't be shocked if he makes a surprise cameo at the end...I have a gut feeling about that), we finally have an official synopsis about what the film's about...though it is rather vague:

After Independence Day redefined the event movie genre, the next epic chapter delivers global catastrophe 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.

Like I stated, vague, but it does indeed give us an idea of what the plot will be, centered on the world's use of left behind alien technology to move civilization forward.  Oh, and those damn aliens come back to try destroy humanity again.

The original Independence Day is an American classic and probably the best disaster/alien invasion movie ever made.  It has action, humor and most importantly, heart.  I try to watch the film around every 4th of July because it really is the perfect summer movie.

Director Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, 2012) returns to helm the flick with original writer/producer Dean Devlin back as well.  Jeff Goldblum (David Levinson), Bill Pullman (now former President Thomas J. Whitmore), Vivica A. Fox (Jasmine), Brett Spiner (the doctor with the long white hair who you thought died in the first movie but seems he actually didn't) and Judd Hirsch (Jeff Goldblum's hilarious dad) are reprising their roles.  They're joined by new cast members Liam Hemsworth (former President Whitmore's son-in-law), Maika Monroe (former President Whitmore's now married daughter) and Jessie Usher (Will Smith's now grown-up step-son).

Sorry for all the info there, but like the original, the sequel is an ensemble piece so there's many characters involved.  Here's hoping the sequel lives up to the first one.

Independence Day 2 his theaters June 24th, 2016.

Source: 20th Century Fox