--- description: The aliens are back and they're bent on getting what they came for 20 years ago. title: New Independence Day Trailer Shows Earth's Utter Destruction image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66d487c5bc5e9bc8/69889049bc6cfc06463dcb24/independence-day-resurgence.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Celebrate Earth Day With the Planet's Utter Destruction in the New _Independence Day_ Trailer  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 22, 2016 2:30 PM CUT  Independence Day: Resurgence Independence Day: ResurgenceTwentieth Century Fox  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Apr 22, 2016 2:30 PM CUT Just in time for [Earth Day](http://time.com/4304384/google-doodle-earth-day-2016/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined"), 20th Century Fox has released a new trailer for [_Independence Day: Resurgence_](http://time.com/4147092/independence-day-resurgence-trailer/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined") that shows the planet once again under attack by a horde of invading extraterrestrials. The film is a sequel to Roland Emmerich’s 1996 sci-fi hit that stars alum [Jeff Goldblum](http://time.com/3475167/jeff-goldblum-independence-day-sequel/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") and newcomer Liam Hemsworth as the leaders of an interplanetary defense force fighting to save the world as humans know it. “I had years to get us ready,” says Goldblum as David Levinson. “We never had a chance.” **Read More:** [Here’s Why Will Smith’s Character Won’t Be in _Independence Day: Resurgence_](http://time.com/4147104/independence-day-will-smith/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") _Independence Day: Resurgence_ hits theaters on June 24, 2016. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4304628/earth-day-independence-day-resurgence-trailer/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4304628/earth-day-independence-day-resurgence-trailer/"},"headline":"Celebrate Earth Day With the Planet's Utter Destruction in the New Independence Day Trailer","datePublished":"2016-04-22T14:30:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:31:46.008Z","description":"The aliens are back","url":"https://time.com/4304628/earth-day-independence-day-resurgence-trailer/","keywords":["movies","Newsfeed","Movie trailers","independence day"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66d487c5bc5e9bc8/69889049bc6cfc06463dcb24/independence-day-resurgence.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66d487c5bc5e9bc8/69889049bc6cfc06463dcb24/independence-day-resurgence.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Independence Day: Resurgence","caption":"Independence Day: Resurgence","creditText":"Twentieth Century Fox","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4304628/earth-day-independence-day-resurgence-trailer/","name":"Celebrate Earth Day With the Planet's Utter Destruction in the New Independence Day Trailer"}}]}] ```