Independence Day director Roland Emmerich announced on Twitter today that Brent Spiner has been signed for the upcoming ID4 sequel, coming in June 2016.
This just in… @JoeyKingActress and @BrentSpiner officially signed for #IndependenceDay – Welcome aboard!
— Roland Emmerich (@rolandemmerich) April 9, 2015
Spiner’s character in the original Independence Day film, Area 51 scientist Dr. Brackish Okun, was seemingly killed in the 1996 blockbuster by the invading alien force, but Emmerich hinted to the actor back in 1999 that Okun’s fate wasn’t so finalized, implying that a sequel would find the scientist “waking up from a coma.”
The former Star Trek: The Next Generation actor was quick to confirm the news — and address the mystery of Dr. Okun’s survival.
Never release me. https://t.co/I3ims9itVz
— Brent Spiner (@BrentSpiner) April 10, 2015
