Brent Spiner Returning For Independence Day 2

The guy from the original Independence Day who ran the ‘freak show’ (captured alien scum) will return for the second movie.  Obviously, that’s Brent Spiner.

Director Roland Emmerich revealed on Thursday that two more have joined the cast of Independence Day 2 – Joey King (White House Down) being the first, Spiner the second.

The cast already includes Jeff Goldblum, Liam Hemsworth, Jessie Usher, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vivica A. Fox, and Travis Tope. It is believed that Bill Pullman will be returning in some capacity as well, but the actor’s involvement has not yet been confirmed.

Set to hit theaters on June 24, 2016 (almost exactly 20 years after the original), Independence Day 2 is looking to begin production in May with a script most recently rewritten by Carter Blanchard (best known for the short-lived 2009 series “G vs E”). Previous drafts were done by Emmerich and Dean Devlin, and then by James Vanderbilt.