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Ruined by casting boring too young actors who can't act


There was a lot wrong with this movie, like basically no plot development, lame heart tugging moments, no real suspense, corny lines, very unrealistic action, and trying to be way too PC and family friendly but the worst was the casting of such young really bad actors just for the sake of having young people in a movie. Why do they do this? None of the young actors were believable at all for being in the military/flying aircraft/being sent to space, they looked way too young and were way too immature and were just annoying and a bad distraction. Everything else was very rushed, no real explanation and the explanation they gave did not make much sense. The special effects were impressive especially the creature running in the desert but they could have wrote a better script and cast better more believable actors then that lame MTV show cast who can not act. They should have made a sequel 10 or 15 years ago with a much better script instead of waiting so long with such a lame rushed script, maybe Will Smith would have agreed to be in it then.

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https://www.looper.com/257124/the-biggest-casting-mistake-in-independence-day-resurgence/

Maika Monroe is a solid performer. It Follows was a massive, critical darling and Monroe was rightfully riding the wave of her success to bigger-budget fare. Unfortunately, between Independence Day: Resurgence and The 5th Wave she found herself off to a rocky start.

Meanwhile, Mae Whitman's career has been more steady than most, especially considering she started out as a child star. She was Roxy Richter in Scott Pilgrm vs. the World, Ann Veal on Arrested Development, Mary Elizabeth in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Bianca Piper in The DUFF, and that doesn't even touch on her career as a voice actor. In short, Mae Whitman is a steadily-working actor with a string of successes both critical and cultural.

What Whitman does not have is any major credits on her IMDB page in 2016, certainly not anything that would've prevented her from starring in a major motion picture sequel to one of her most well-known projects. According to Roland Emmerich, Whitman was not interested in reading for the role, but that explanation hasn't satisfied every fan of Whitman or Independence Day.

There's reason for fans to doubt Emmerich's explanation. Though Whitman never formally commented on what really happened, she did retweet an article from Hitfix (now Uproxx) from the reliable Drew McWeeny about how sexism impacted the casting. Whitman also retweeted and responded positively to a tweet from Anna Kendrick complaining about Whitman's being passed over for Independence Day: Resurgence.

While it's unlikely that one failure to recast tanked the box office for Independence Day: Resurgence, it's probably fair to say it bummed out fans and reduced the likelihood the film would find a cult following after the fact.

And it certainly didn't help when, on opening weekend, Ross Bagley tweeted, "Hey @maebirdwing wanna go see that new Finding Dory?"

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