William Fichtner makes every film he's in better. Don't believe me? Think how lousy Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Drive Angry, Black Hawk Down, and Armageddon would have been without him. So it's no wonder he's been sought out more often lately for blockbuster franchises, and now he's signing up for Roland Emmerich's Independence Day 2, and he may be sticking around for awhile.
According to Deadline, Fichtner will play a top general in the follow-up to Emmerich's hit 1996 film, and his role may get even bigger in the sequels to follow. Emmerich had originally planned it as a two-part sequel, titled ID Forever parts 1 & 2, but those plans were scrapped. Perhaps it's a sign of confidence by 20th Century Fox that plans are now underway for two more films, creating an entirely new trilogy.
Fichtner joins Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum Vivica A. Fox, Judd Hirsch, Brent Spiner, Liam Hemsworth, Jessie Usher, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Travis Tope, Joey King, Maika Monroe and Sela Ward. Independence Day 2 opens June 24th 2016.
