Resurgence introduced a new alien species who are the enemies of the original invaders of Earth, which were finally given a name: the Harvesters. Independence Day: Resurgence was planned to be the first of what could have been three more films that would take the story in a whole new direction. Still, there's definitely room for an Independence Day 3 (and 4), so why haven't the sequels happened yet? Independence Day 3 Was Set Up By Resurgence (And ID 4 Was In The Works) Related: Screen Rant's Independence Day: Resurgence Review Unfortunately, Will Smith was deemed "too expensive" to return and his character was killed offscreen this was a major blow to the second chapter, which ultimately bombed at the box office. Independence Day: Resurgence, set two decades after the original, brought back stars Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman but mainly focused on a younger group of characters and expanded the universe for sequels. However, it took Emmerich and Devlin 20 years to deliver a sequel.
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The bombastic alien invasion/disaster flick cemented Will Smith as a bonafide movie star and went on to gross $817 million worldwide. Director Roland Emmerich and producer Dean Devlin took the world by storm with 1996's Independence Day, which premiered over the July 4th weekend and became a blockbuster. There's been no movement on Independence Day 3, and there's a pretty good reason why.