Instead of returning to the Independence Day universe, Smith portrayed Deadshot in the 2016 DC movie Suicide Squad, which critics raked through the mud. Audiences were more mixed but not So when he opted for the role of Deadshot, it meant that he had to turn down reprising his role as Captain Steve Hiller in the Independence Day sequel. In a recent Facebook interview this week, According to Deadline, Smith has officially turned down offers to star in the long-gestating sequel, tentatively set for July 1, 2016, or almost 20 years to the day of the first film's According to Devlin, however, Smith suddenly decided to turn the offer down. Why Will Smith Is Not in Independence Day 2. Review: Escape Independence Day: Resurgence. Tags: The projected failure of the sequel just goes to show that there is no modern day equivalent to mid to late 90s Will Smith. Not even Diet Thor and Cam from Survivor's Remorse together could equal charisma of that magnitude. Hell, modern day Will Smith can't equal 90's Will Smith on that level. 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 But he didn't address his specific reasons for turning the film down. " [Independence Day director] Roland [Emmerich] and I had talked about it," the actor said at the time. Will Smith returning for an Independence Day sequel seemed like a real no-brainer: director Roland Emmerich ’s original film, released in 1996, established Smith as a legitimate blockbuster After Independence Day, Smith made another $5 million for his iconic role in Men in Black. Why did Will Smith turn down ‘Independence Day’ 2? Money might’ve factored in. and why did Will Smith turn down Django Unchained?. Smith teaming up with Quentin Tarantino was a mouthwatering prospect, and while Jamie Foxx more than held up his end of the bargain in Django Unchained, it would have been a completely different movie had it been the former ‘Fresh Prince’ teaming up with Christoph Waltz to pit his wits against Leonardo DiCaprio and Samuel L Jackson. Roland Emmerich explains why Will Smith opted out of Independence Day 2; Jessie Usher recalls meeting Smith at the very end of the casting process. Turns out, Smith’s character Steven Hiller has passed away. Specifically: “While test piloting the ESD’s new alien hybrid fighter, an unknown malfunction causes the death of Col. Hiller.” Will Smith turned down the chance to star in 'Independence Day 2.' original plan for the ID4 sequels — which would have been called ID Forever Part I and ID Forever Part II — was to turn Will Smith was not a part of Independence Day 2 that hit theatres in 2016 despite his much interesting role in the first instalment. Read on to find out why the actor turned down the The bullshit part is on Will Smith - he turned it down because they weren't going to pay him enough. He can't act all sad now that he's not going to be in it. If he really wanted to be in it, he would have taken a pay cut Fox reprised her role as Jasmine Hiller for the “Independence Day” sequel, but Will Smith, who played her character’s husband, ace pilot Steve Hiller, did not return after having salary According to Emmerich, Smith officially dropped out of "Resurgence" when the film was in pre-production, necessitating a hasty rewrite of the story. What other consequences did his departure Back in July, we covered director Roland Emmerich’s claims that Smith turned down Independence Day: Resurgence because he was tired of sequels and science fiction movies. It turns out the first 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. 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.
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