Earth's New Battle Against Aliens: Photos from 'Independence Day: Resurgence'

By Calla Cofield
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Following the Clues

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Dr. Catherine Marceaux (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) investigate some clues about the aliens’ imminent attack.

Prepping for Battle

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Fighter pilot Jake Morrison (Liam Hemsworth, center) and his squadron are briefed on plans to combat the alien invasion.

Choosing a loyalty

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Fighter pilots Dylan Hiller (Jessie Usher, left) and Jake Morrison (Liam Hemsworth) have contrasting reactions to orders from a superior.

Meeting of the Minds

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Gen. Adams (William Fichtner, left) confers with David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum) and scientist Dr. Okun (Brent Spiner).

Bringing Back Characters

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Bill Pullman reprises his “Independence Day” role of Thomas Whitmore.

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Calla Cofield
Calla Cofield
Senior Writer

Calla Cofield joined Space.com's crew in October 2014. She enjoys writing about black holes, exploding stars, ripples in space-time, science in comic books, and all the mysteries of the cosmos. Prior to joining Space.com Calla worked as a freelance writer, with her work appearing in APS News, Symmetry magazine, Scientific American, Nature News, Physics World, and others. From 2010 to 2014 she was a producer for The Physics Central Podcast. Previously, Calla worked at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City (hands down the best office building ever) and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in California. Calla studied physics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is originally from Sandy, Utah. In 2018, Calla left Space.com to join NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory media team where she oversees astronomy, physics, exoplanets and the Cold Atom Lab mission. She has been underground at three of the largest particle accelerators in the world and would really like to know what the heck dark matter is. Contact Calla via: E-Mail – Twitter