In the two decades since the first invasion, Earth has united under the Earth Space Defense (ESD), reverse-engineering alien technology for planetary protection. As a new alien queen arrives with a ship larger than the Atlantic Ocean, a new generation of pilots—including Jake Morrison (Liam Hemsworth) and Dylan Hiller (Jessie T. Usher)—joins returning heroes like David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum). Jeff Goldblum reprises his role as the familiar brain behind the counterattack.
However, due to the lukewarm reception and underwhelming box office, Disney (which acquired 20th Century Fox in 2019) shelved all plans for a third film. Roland Emmerich has since moved on to Moonfall (2022), which bombed even harder. Independence Day - Resurgence -2016- www.9xMovi...