Independence Day: Resurgence Release Year: 2016 Director: Roland Emmerich Starring: Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Vivica A. Fox, and more
The elephant in the room is the absence of Will Smith. His character, Captain Steven Hiller, was killed off-screen during a test flight of an alien craft. Smith declined to return due to scheduling conflicts (he was filming Suicide Squad ) and reportedly salary disputes. Independence Day - Resurgence -2016- www.9xMovi...
Independence Day: Resurgence is a hollow spectacle. It mistakes "bigger" for "better" and forgets that the heart of the original film was a group of scrappy underdogs, not an army of superheroes flying around flawless futuristic fighter jets. Smith declined to return due to scheduling conflicts
Critics panned it. Rotten Tomatoes gave it a approval rating, with the consensus: “ Independence Day: Resurgence delivers the destruction audiences expect, but lacks the original’s human touch and sense of wonder.” Audiences were slightly kinder, giving it a B+ CinemaScore, but word-of-mouth was weak. Critics panned it
"Independence Day: Resurgence" is a science fiction disaster film directed by Roland Emmerich, released on July 1, 2016. The film is a sequel to the 1996 film "Independence Day." The movie takes place 20 years after the events of the first film and follows a new threat to humanity.