Vivica A. Fox Talks Will Smith's Absence in 'Independence Day 2' - Here's Why He Wasn't In It

Brent Lang Executive Editor Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners and Universal Pictures have changed the terms of their partnership as part of a new multi-year deal. Under the new pact, Amblin will no longer fully finance its own films, as it has in the past. Instead, Universal will provide backing for any Amblin movie it opts to produce. There will be a handful of job cuts through a mix of layoffs and some contracts not being renewed associated with the transition. The new relationship seems to be an acknowledgment of the challenges of finding financial partners for movies aimed at adults or that don’t fit into pre-existing franchises — in short, the kind of movies that Amblin, which produced the likes of “Green Book,” “The Post” and “First Man,” tends to make. Compounding issues, some of Amblin’s more recent releases such as “Easter Sunday” with Jo Koy and Spielberg’s autobiographical “The Fabelmans” stumbled at the box office.

Will Smith is ready to be a grandpa!

Back in 2019, we started to hear rumblings from Danny Boyle that he was interested in directing a new film in the “28 Days Later” franchise. He kept saying that it was all in the hands of writer Alex Garland, whether or not it happened.

Will Smith is celebrating his son Jaden Smith's birthday — while also poking fun at his own life choices.The movie star took to Instagram on Saturday to share a heartfelt black-and-white snapshot of himself and Jaden, alongside which he wrote a sweet, jokey caption to commemorate the milestone birthday.«Happy Birthday, J-Diggy. It’s crazy that you’re 25?!?!» Will wrote.

It appears that Will Smith has grandkids on his mind now that son Jaden is 25. 

Will Smith couldn’t resist trolling his son Jaden Smith while celebrating his birthday.

Despite the Royal proceedings happening in Scotland this week, Prince Harry was spotted having the time of his life with daughter Lilibet at an Independence Day parade near his home in Montecito, California. King Charles III attended his second Coronation ceremony in Edinburgh on July 4, which just so happened to coincide with one of America's most celebrated days, marking its independence from British rule.

Tom Brady felt right back at home with his Boston buddy Ben Affleck, and Ben's new wife, Jennifer Lopez, at a Fourth of July celebration in the Hamptons. Affleck, 50, sported a blazer and slacks for the star-studded soiree, where JLo showed off her sun-kissed skin in a strappy white gown with a pleated hem.

Vivica A. Fox is sharing her true feelings about the “Independence Day” sequel.

Independence Day: Resurgence star Vivica A. Fox has said that she thinks the film needed Will Smith to be a successful sequel.The 2016 sci-fi film, released 20 years after Independence Day, bombed in the US with a domestic box-office figure of $102million but recouped its $165million budget following a better showing worldwide (globally, it took $389million).

OnePoll survey that tested the patriotic knowledge of 1,000 US respondents, 99% of whom identified as either a born or naturalized citizen of the United States.When asked what July 4 is meant to officially commemorate, only 59% gave the correct answer: “The signing of the Declaration of Independence.” Although 41% got the question wrong, 22% came close, choosing “The establishment of the United States as an independent nation.”Similarly, only 45% correctly answered the year the very first organized celebration of independence took place: 1777, a year after the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776.“At night there was a grand exhibition of fireworks (which began and concluded with thirteen rockets) on the Commons, and the city was beautifully illuminated,” The Pennsylvania Evening Post reported of the event.Where the rest of the survey was concerned, however, many respondents did well in their understanding of U.S. history and Civics, answering a series of questions that are often used in the U.S.

Tom Cruise is celebrating his birthday with fans!The  actor rang in the big 6-1 at the  premiere in Sydney, Australia, with some of the film's stars and a bevy of excited Australian fans by his side.«It was great to spend my birthday with fans today. Thanks for coming out to the premiere!» Cruise captioned the tweet on Monday, which featured photos from the red carpet, a fireworks show and pics of the actor signing autographs for fans.It was great to spend my birthday with fans today.

Vivica A. Fox is getting real about the Independence Day sequel she starred in and expressing how she really felt about the film.

Fox told A.V. Club while promoting her true-crime series “The Interrogation Room.” “I really feel we missed out… by not bringing Will Smith back.”Will Smith was in talks to return for “Independence Day: Resurgence” (and a third film that was planned at the time) but negotiations fell apart over Smith’s salary.

Charna Flam Vivica A. Fox confesses that “Independence Day: Resurgence” didn’t live up its predecessor, specifically because the 2016 sequel didn’t manage to bring Will Smith back to reprise his role from the 1996 blockbuster classic. In a conversation with the A.V. Club to promote her new true crime series “The Interrogation Room,” Fox touched on the 2016 “Resurgence” saying she “didn’t feel like it was good” and that it “didn’t live up to the first one.” “I really feel we missed out by not bringing Will Smith back. We had most of the original cast, but I think the one true link that was missing to the success of ‘Independence Day 2’ was that Will Smith wasn’t there,” Fox shared. “I’m going to keep it real — I was at the premiere and I was like ‘Mmm, let’s see how the fans are going to feel about this.’ And sure enough on Twitter, they blew me up.”

We could’ve gotten an iconic ’90s collab back in the day — but Will Smith was reportedly very against it!

An award-winning Cheshire company is set to make waves in the global market as it seeks to expand its saffron-growing business. The Cheshire Saffron Company has recently submitted a planning application to the Cheshire West and Chester Council for a proposed development in Alvanley, off Commonside.

“Freaks, Gleeks, & Dawson’s Creek: How Seven Teen Shows Transformed Television.”According to the producer, Smith — who had veto power on every story arc in the ’90s sitcom — rarely rejected ideas but “refused” to have Charles, 62, on the show.Simon said that Smith, 54, “kept repeating that it was a bad idea,” so he eventually gave up and backed down on the idea. The “Mad About You” producer later told Glassman that he suspected that Smith was worried about protecting his reputation.“The reason he would say no is because of his image.

RuPaul almost had a guest role on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

Back when Will Smith was starring in “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, the idea emerged for RuPaul to appear on the show.