Bill Pullman And Martin Sheen Reprise Presidential Roles In New Ad Campaign, Pullman Prepares For ‘Independence Day’ Sequel

Bill Pullman and Martin Sheen have brought back a continuation of the “Premium to the People” campaign, according to Automotive News. The two actors who have previously played presidents in Hollywood movies starred in a new presidential-themed set of ads for Chrysler.

Sheen played President of the U.S. Josiah Bartlet in The West Wing TV show, while Bill Pullman played President of the U.S. Thomas J. Whitmore in the 1996 film Independence Day, which is why Chrysler thought they would be perfect fit for the new presidential-themed TV campaign.

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The TV campaign comes at the time of the U.S. presidential campaign, and includes three ad spots starring Sheen and Bill Pullman: two 30-second long ads titled “Meeting” and “Write-In Campaign,” and one 15-second long titled “Names.”

Just last week, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles released another 30-second ad spot special for NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament. The TV campaign, starring Bill Pullman and Sheen, advertises the 2016 Chrysler 200 and 300 sedans.

Bill Pullman will appear in the Independence Day sequel titled Resurgence, which opens in summer. In the TV spots for Chrysler, the 62-year-old actor and Sheen have presidential conversations while sitting in the advertised vehicles.

Chrysler 200 sales this year haven’t been as great as last year, which might be the reason why the company decided to do a few more TV spots starring Bill Pullman and Sheen to boost the sales. Besides, the company wants to attract more attention to its vehicles by making the TV campaign presidential-themed.

Meanwhile, as the world approaches the release date of the Independence Day sequel, the fans of the movie are being fed with interviews of the cast. Bill Pullman and Sela Ward were interviewed by Slash Film, and the two revealed a few details about the plot of the upcoming movie.

Bill Pullman and Sela Ward talking a little about Maika’s character in #IDR???? pic.twitter.com/SxnX72XNFG

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Anyone who watched the 1996 film Independence Day would remember one of the most memorable scenes of the movie when Bill Pullman gives the speech as President Whitmore before humanity makes their last stand.

But as revealed by Bill Pullman, there will be no more of such powerful speeches from President Whitmore, since he is no longer the president in the sequel. The former president of the U.S. opted for a life in the suburbs, while his daughter is working for a new president played by Sela Ward.

Sela Ward is known for her roles in Gone Girl and The Day After Tomorrow, but this is the first time the actress plays the president of the U.S. And while the actress admits that her role as the president is not as exciting as Bill Pullman’s in the 1996 film, she still has lots of things to do, as humanity battles against aliens.

Bill Pullman and Ward also revealed they would like to star in their own Independence Day spin-off, in which the two would show off their secret kung fu and karate skills. Pullman also revealed that there will be no exciting scenes from his character in the sequel.

“I’m living in a suburb in Virginia outside of [Washington] DC, living a quiet life. My daughter [Maika Monroe] has the exciting things going on now. She used to live in the White House with me, but she is now working for… the big woman.”

As revealed by Bill Pullman, the new president in the sequel film picks up where his character left off, working on the Earth Space Defense program as well as putting together a viable plan to battle aliens if they ever return with vengeance.

Ward revealed that it will be different this time for the president of the U.S. and that the times have changed since the 1996 film.

“People are weary, people have been living in fear for a very long time, not unlike today, having our own violent, traumatic event with 9/11 and everything going on in the world.”

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