Roland Emmerich is directing the movie, for which Will Smith will not be returning

“Hunger Games” star Liam Hemsworth has the offer to star in “Independence Day” sequel “ID Forever,” multiple individuals familiar with the project told TheWrap.

A representative for 20th Century Fox had no comment.

Roland Emmerich is directing the sequel, in which Michael B. Jordan has also been rumored for a role.

Fox hired Carter Blanchard (“Glimmer”) to rewrite the script. James Vanderbilt wrote the first draft of the film, which Emmerich is producing with Dean Devlin and Harald Kloser..