Liam Hemsworth has joined the cast of the upcoming Independence Day sequel.
It has also been revealed that Jeff Goldblum will be reprising his role for the follow-up to the classic 1996 movie.
The film's director Roland Emmerich announced the news on Twitter, writing: "Excited to Officially announce @LiamHemsworth and #JeffGoldblumas the next two pieces of the #IndependenceDay sequel.”
Emmerich also tweeted that Survivor Remorse's Jessie Usher has been cast in the 20th Century Fox reboot, playing the son of Will Smith's character Captain Steven Hiller.
Independence Day 2 is scheduled for release on June 24, 2016.
Excited to Officially announce @LiamHemsworth and #JeffGoldblum as the next two pieces of the #IndependenceDay sequel pic.twitter.com/GNuvffKWI3
— Roland Emmerich (@rolandemmerich) March 4, 2015Excited to officially announce that Jessie Usher will be joining the cast for the sequel of #IndependenceDay ! http://t.co/rrVWwzQBUD RT
— Roland Emmerich (@rolandemmerich) March 4, 2015