Liam Hemsworth, Jessie Usher cast for “Independence Day” sequelMarch 4, 2015 - 13:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - It's official, Jessie Usher has been cast to star in the much anticipated flick "Independence Day 2". The hunk was the first name announced as the film's cast, with director Roland Emmerich breaking the news via his Facebook account, AceShowbiz said. The Hollywood Reporter reports that Usher is slated to portray the son of Will Smith's Steven Hiller character from the 1996 original film. Smith himself will not be returning to the sequel despite the fact that his role in the first movie has helped catapult him to international fame. In addition to Usher, Emmerich has just confirmed through a post on his Facebook that Liam Hemsworth and Jeff Goldblum have also been signed to star in the film. No words though on the characters they will be portraying. "Independence Day 2" will be directed by Roland Emmerich, who also directed the first flick. Dean Devlin, Emmerich, and Harald Kloser are all on board producing the upcoming feature, slated for June 24, 2016 release date. Jessie Usher is known for starring on the Starz series "Survivor's Remorse" as a basketball player who moves to Atlanta with his family. He, moreover, has starred in Sony's football drama "When the Game Stands Tall." Photo: Yahoo Movies Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. |