20 Most Hotly-Anticipated Movie Sequels Coming In 2016

8. Independence Day: Resurgence

Release Date: June 24, 2016 Just when you thought that Hollywood had exploited each and every last one of its nostalgic properties, here comes a belated sequel to Independence Day, almost two decades after the release of the first film and at a time when nobody in the whole world asked for it. That said, now that Independence Day 2 is on the horizon, it doesn't mean that folk can't get a little excited for it, surely? The movie has Jeff Goldblum back in the saddle after all, and - despite the fact that the follow-up lacks Will Smith (whose character has been mercilessly killed off-screen in the viral marketing), Resurgence does at least look to be - on the part of its director, Roland Emmerich, anyway - free of the cynicism that drives most sequels. That can't guarantee that this film will be any good, of course, and yet it's one that you want to succeed - even if the trailer does look a little serious and the plot seems to be reprising the beats of the first film verbatim. Still, Jeff Goldblum equals tons of anticipation, right?