Sela Ward is pretty much “Hey, it’s that woman!” She’s been on TV for years now, most recently on CSI: NY, but you’re probably most willing to admit you’ve seen her in The Day After Tomorrow, Roland Emmerich’s tale of killer weather and wolf attacks. Turns out, Emmerich liked her so much that he made her the President of the United States in his next movie.
Don’t worry, Bill Pullman’s still in the movie. Leaving aside Will Smith, the sole holdout, pretty much the entire gang is back for part two, even Randy Quaid, if rumors are to be believed. But apparently insisting we’d do away with term limits after that rousing speech was a little too unrealistic, so Pullman’s out of the White House and Ward is in, according to Deadline. Essentially, her job will be to control bitchin’ alien technology to fight off the goobers coming back for a second round. If she doesn’t scream “WELCOME TO EARTH!” after blasting a saucer out of the sky, it will be a profound failure of cinema.
The real fun with this movie, however, will be people on Facebook whining that Independence Day 2 is political propaganda. You might want to mute a select few people before June 24, 2016 rolls around.
(Via Deadline)
