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10 Actors Who Returned To Famous Roles After A Very Long Time

Once upon a time, it was common practice for an actor to play a character in a movie just the once before moving on to other projects. However, in this new world we find ourselves in, where cinematic universes, sequels, reboots (even rebootquels) rule the box office, the stars of today are being asked to reappear in the same roles over and over again. Many for the first time in years. Decades, even.
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Published: Sep 15, 2016 11:00 am

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8) Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Brent Spiner And More – 20 Years

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The latest throwback movie to come out this summer was Independence Day: Resurgence, Ronald Emmerich’s sequel to his own 1996 alien invasion flick that set the trend for big, explosive blockbusters.

Taking place 20 years after the first movie, it regrouped just about all the main players. Jeff Goldblum reprised his role of David Levinson, Bill Pullman was back as (former) President Whitmore, and even Brent Spiner returned as Dr. Brackish Okun, despite apparently dying in the last film. Other familiar faces include Judd Hirsch, Vivaca A. Fox, John Storey and Robert Loggia.

The only major player who wasn’t involved was, of course, Will Smith, who elected not to return in favour of playing Deadshot in Suicide Squad. Given how much more successful that film proved to be (at the box office, at least), it’s safe to say he made the right choice.

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Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'
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