'Independence Day: Resurgence' trivia and fun facts

20th Century Fox wanted an 'Independence Day' sequel very fast when they succeeded with the first one. Dean Devlin started working on a script after earning a very interesting offer. However, he decided to return the money because he couldn't find a story that would live to the expectations. Fifteen years later, the writer got in touch again with the studio: he had found the right story.

Jessie Usher plays Will Smith's character's step-son in ''Independence Day: Resurgence'', and Liam Hemsworth plays Bill Pullman's character's son-in-law.

Maika Monroe replaces Mae Whitman as Patricia Whimtore. Whitman hasn't made any official statements, but a series of tuits seem to imply that she never got any word from the studio to come back.

Will Smith was supposed to come back for ''Independence Day: Resurgence'', but 20th Century Fox didn't want to pay him the 50 million dollars he asked for.