Whatever else it did wrong, it did that right. Now onto the show.įirst, let me say that I had fun watching this movie. Luckily, the first Independence Day continues to live on, thus allowing audiences to enjoy his performance year after year.You’ve had your caution. Still, fans might have enjoyed seeing Smith return.
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It was a move that actually proved to be a smart once, since Suicide Squad was the bigger movie in 2016. Despite all that, Smith opted not to return for Independence Day: Resurgence, instead choosing to star in S uicide Squad for Warner Bros. It's impossible to picture anyone else as Hiller. " 'Universal people are calling every day, so give me these two actors or I move over there.'" He acknowledged that it probably wouldn't have been possible to move like that, but it was " a great threat." What followed is cinematic history, with Smith going on to be a massive movie star and his onscreen partnership with Goldblum being one of the highlights of Independence Day.Įthan Hawke was briefly considered for Smith's role, but it's safe to say Emmerich and Devlin were smart to trust their guts. " It was pretty shortly before the shoot and we still hadn’t locked in Will and Jeff. " In the end, they won, though it came down to the wire. It’s going to do fine foreign.'"ĭevlin explained that it was quite a battle with Fox, and that " Roland really stood up for. '" The two replied with, " 'Well, the movie is about space aliens. '" Devlin added that, specifically, the studio said, " 'You cast a Black guy in this part, you’re going to kill foreign. " The studio said, 'No, we don’t like Will Smith. That was the combo we thought," Emmerich said. " It was pretty clear it had to be Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum. When looking back on the casting, Emmerich and Devlin recalled how 20th Century Fox didn't like their idea of Smith for the role of hotshot pilot Steven Hiller. In honor of that landmark anniversary, THR gathered Emmerich, screenwriter Dean Devlin, and several of the stars for an oral history of Independence Day. Related: Why Independence Day's Thomas Whitmore Is The Best Movie President EVER This year holds some extra affection for Independence Day, since it is the 25th anniversary of its release. Independence Day still gets referenced in various ways, with the most recent being Pullman recreating his iconic President Whitmore speech in an ad for Budweiser. Nevertheless, the original remains a fan favorite, often played frequently on television around this time of year. Independence Day also starred Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Randy Quaid, Mary McDonnell, and Judd Hirsch.Įmmerich attempted to make magic again with the 2016 sequel Independence Day: Resurgence, but it proved to be a costly flop that failed to win over audiences. Audiences were thoroughly entertained by humanity's efforts to fight off an alien invasion in the lead-up to and on the Fourth of July, and the positive reception turned Smith into a bona fide movie star. Released over this same weekend in 1996, Independence Day helped usher in a new era for blockbusters after it became the highest-grossing movie of the year. Independence Day director Roland Emmerich had to fight the studio in order to cast Will Smith as one of the leads.
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