Actress / Kiteboarder, Maika Monroe has officially joined the cast for Independence Day 2! The actress who's known for her role in 2014's The Guest and 2013's Labour Day will join newcomers Liam Hemsworth, Jessie Usher, Travis Tope, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Joey King, as well as returning castmates Jeff Goldblum, Brent Spiner, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch and Vivica Fox as they battle a re-invading Alien force, 20 years after their first encounter with the hostile ETs in Independence Day.
Maika's role in Independence Day 2 has not yet been revealed, however we have a hunch she'll be portraying the now, grown-up daughter of President Thomas Whitmore (played by Bill Pullman). This would also mean she's the love interest of the story's new "hotshot pilot" early plot leaks suggested, who we expect to be portrayed by Liam Hemsworth. However until confirmed, these role associations are strictly speculation.
Independence Day 2 is currently filming in Albuquerque, New Mexico and lands in theaters June 24th, 2016!
About the Independence Day: Resurgence movie
Independence Day: Resurgence June 24th, 2016
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.
Directed by Roland Emmerich, Independence Day: Resurgence's release date is June 24th, 2016.
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