First Daughter Patricia Whitmore (Mae Whitman) and Dylan Dubrow (Ross Bagley, who played Will Smith's son) were the two little kids at the emotional center of the original Independence Day. But when it came time for Roland Emmerich to make a sequel, neither Whitman nor Dubrow got asked to reprise their roles. Emmerich recast Maika Monroe (It Follows, The Guest) and Jessie Usher (Starz's Survivor's Remorse) to play their parts instead.

That's OK. In fact, considering the reviews Independence Day: Resurgence is getting—36 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and (probably) falling!—they likely didn't miss out on being in a career-defining sequel. And now, Bagley is getting the last laugh for the two recast actors.

Welcome back to Earth, Roland Emmerich.