#Why is will smith not in the independence day movie movie#
Unfortunately, this was before Smith’s box office flop, ‘ After Earth.’ After that film, Smith became soured on the idea of doing another science fiction movie where he played a former military hero with a focus on a father/son relationship dynamic. Steven Hiller who is now the father of Dylan (played by Jesse T. Smith would have been reprising his role as Capt. What would that movie have been without his brilliant delivery of some of the best one-liners like “Welcome to Earth”?Īt a recent ‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ press event Roland Emmerich, who is producing the movie, said that originally Will Smith was actually very excited to return to the ‘Independence Day’ universe. While the original ‘Independence Day’ had a great ensemble cast and everyone pulled their own weight, Will Smith was arguably the biggest star of the show. Fox… But there’s one very obvious, glaring omission from that list: Will Smith. We’re getting Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Most of the cast from the first movie is returning to reprise their roles in the second. It’s practically in a category all by itself, so the news of the new sequel, ‘Independence Day: Resurgence,’ is definitely exciting and it’s hard to find anyone who saw the first movie who isn’t looking forward to the second. ‘Independence Day’ is often and quite justifiably held up as an exemplar of summer popcorn flicks.