‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ was rewritten in 2 weeks when Will Smith dropped out

2016’s Independence Day: Resurgence is destined to go down as a cinematic footnote. The long-delayed sequel to the 1996 original picked up the story 20 years later, with Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, and Brent Spiner reprising their roles from the original, while new faces Liam Hemsworth, Maika Monroe, and Charlotte Gainsbourg fill out the cast.

But there’s an obvious glaring omission. Where is Will Smith’s pilot Steven Hiller? Independence Day was Smith’s breakout movie as a blockbuster lead and propelled him to megastardom. Now, courtesy of a new interview in The Wrap with director Roland Emmerich, we know what went on behind-the-scenes:

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