Want to see literally every imaginable plot point in Roland Emmerich’s upcoming Independence Day: Resurgence but can’t wait until June 23? You’re in luck, because the new extended trailer for the summer blockbuster/military recruitment drive seems to be pretty comprehensive. From expository scenes of Liam Hemsworth on a moon base to a 2001: A Space Odyssey–lite trip to an alien relic to third-act chaos—anyone who couldn’t re-engineer a 90-percent-accurate screenplay from this isn’t paying attention.
Compare that to the original teaser for Independence Day back in 1996, which raised more questions than it answered. Forget mapping out all of the character relationships: It doesn’t even have any of the film’s stars. Still, in this day and age of rising ticket prices and stagnant wages, we should all be grateful 20th Century Fox is giving us the theatrical experience for free.
