Casper Van Dien and Denise Richards are the principal characters, All-American Johnny Rico and the over-achiever girl he loves more than she loves him, Carmen Ibanez.

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Actor Casper Van Dien, who reprises his role as Johnny Rico in the new movie, talks about the continuing science fiction universe in the exclusive interview below.

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The movie is well-served, in studiedly impersonal style, by a star-free cast, mostly young, that includes Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards, Jake Busey, Neil Patrick Harris, Clancy Brown and Michael Ironside.

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