The Truth About Will Smith and Independence Day 2 What You Didn’t Know

Will Smith is one of the most recognizable and successful actors in Hollywood, but he was not part of the sequel to one of his biggest hits, Independence Day. The 2,016 film Independence Day: Resurgence, which came out 20 years after the original, featured many of the original cast members, such as Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Fox, and Judd Hirsch, but Smith was notably absent. Why did he decide to skip the second installment of the alien invasion saga, and what would have happened if he had agreed to reprise his role as Captain Steven Hiller? According to the official website of the film, which provides a timeline of the events that occurred between 1996 and 2,016 in the fictional world of Independence Day, Smith’s character died in 2,007 while test piloting a new alien hybrid fighter. The website states: “While test piloting the ESD’s new alien hybrid fighter, an unknown malfunction causes the death of Col. Hiller. Hiller’s valor in the War of ’96 made him a beloved global icon whose selfle