The sci-fi action epic, from director Roland Emmerich, grossed $817 million worldwide and was the highest-grossing movie of the year. 2016's Resurgence, which killed off Smith's character after WILL SMITH did originally have a major role in Independence Day: Resurgence, before director Roland Emmerich decided to kill off his character, Steven Hillier. The film's new site Warof1996.com, which goes through all of the events that have happened since 1996, explains that Hiller was killed in an explosion in 2007 while "test piloting the ESD’s first Unfortunately, between Independence Day: Resurgence and The 5th Wave she found herself off to a rocky start. Meanwhile, Mae Whitman's career has been more steady than most, especially considering Independence Day: Resurgence star Vivica A. Fox says the film needed Will Smith. During an interview with the A.V. Club, Fox explained why the 2016 sci-fi sequel needed the original Independence Going through the posted timeline after the events of the invasion, you can find a headline from a broadcast that reads, "Alien Tech Malfunction Kills Col. Hiller." This apparently happened Independence Day 2: Dr. Brackish Okun's return in sequel explained by documentary-style videoIndependence Day made it seem like Brent Spiner’s time as Dr. Brackish Okun was over and done. As we Independence Day: Resurgence is a 2016 American science fiction action disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Emmerich, Dean Devlin, Nicolas Wright, James A. Woods, and James Vanderbilt. It serves as the sequel to Independence Day. The film premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on June 20, 2016, and was released in the United States on June 24, 2016. Will Smith reveals what he thought about the filmmakers killing off his Stephen Hiller character in Independence Day: Resurgence. Thanks to a viral site that was designed specifically for the new film, Independence Day: Resurgence, it has been confirmed that Smith’s alien-fighting pilot Steve Hiller was killed Independence Day: Resurgence: Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Jessie T. Usher, Bill Pullman. Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough? Independence Day: Resurgence is a 2016 American science fiction action film directed by Roland Emmerich, written by Emmerich, Dean Devlin, Nicolas Wright, James A. Woods, and James Vanderbilt. A sequel to the 1996 film Independence Day, it stars an ensemble cast featuring Jeff Goldblum, Liam Hemsworth, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe, Travis Tope, William Fichtner, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Judd Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) - Cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A look into what caused Will Smith to turn down a lead role in Independence Day 2, and why the actor chose to instead star in a different film. WILL SMITH did originally have a major role in Independence Day: Resurgence, before director Roland Emmerich decided to kill off his character, Steven Hillier. Will Smith is totally distraught that his character in Independence Day was killed off. The Concussion star shared his sadness with Yahoo Movies when asked about the decision by Roland Emmerich Will Smith's character was killed off for the Independence Day sequel, Resurgence. The new Independence Day sequel is jam-packed with special effects, explosions and cameos from returning Centered around the “ War of 1996,” it gives clues as to what happened to beloved characters from the first movieincluding the death of Will Smith’s character, Colonel Steven Hiller. Realizing that they had killed a supervising Queen above Earth during the first invasion, Levinson hypothesizes that if they kill this one, her forces will cease drilling and go dormant. Independence Day: Resurgence: Directed by Roland Emmerich. With Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Jessie T. Usher, Bill Pullman. Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough?
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