New Independence Day: Resurgence TV Spot Gets Ready to Invade

In this era of massive, ongoing movie franchises, it is rare to wait 20 years for the sequel to a box office smash. But such is the case with Independence Day, the 1996 sci-fi action blockbuster in which Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum saved the Earth from invading aliens. Independence Day: Resurgence arrives in June, and a new TV spot has been released. Check it out below:

While Smith isn't returning for the sequel, Goldblum is back as scientist David Levinson. In a recent interview with Slashfilm, the actor spoke about coming back on board for director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin. "They've been trying to cook something up," he said. "I think that first movie, and their fertile, colossal imaginations, suggested something further. They've spent a lot of time, and I believe come up with a very beautiful bunch of ideas."

Goldblum also addressed the fact that his character has had something of a job promotion since the first movie. "Who do you think is the director of Earth Space Defense?" he asked "I don't want to toot my own horn, but yes, they made me the director. How about that? That's a big career jump. I was working for that cable company and riding a bicycle. But of course, it sort of makes sense too. Because I was an environmentalist, wasn't I, which came from a deeply organic place."

Independence Day: Resurgence is set for a June 24, 2016 release. It also stars Vivica A. Fox, Bill Pulman, Maika Monroe, Liam Hemsworth, and Charlotte Gainsbourg.