Although Will Smith will not be returning for Independence Day 2, Vivica A. Fox has announced that she will reprise her role as single mother and exotic dancer Jasmine Dubrow. According to Variety, Fox will join Jeff Goldblum, Liam Hemsworth, Jessie Usher and Charlotte Gainsbourg, who have already been cast in the 20th Century Fox film.
Nearly 20 years following the 1996 original, Ronald Emmerich will return to helm the sequel, from a script by Carter Blanchard. Dean Devlin, Emmerich and Harald Kloser are producing.

Source: Rolling Out