Will Smith was courted to reprise his Independence Day role in the original version of the sequel. (Photo: 20th Century Fox/Courtesy Everett Collection) While that would have been Smith's overall arc ...

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 ...

With July 4 approaching, the veteran actress reflects on the 2016 sci-fi film. The alien invasion movie Independence Day starring Will Smith has become a cult classic since its 1996 release. Vivica A.

In true Vivica A. Fox fashion, she’s keeping it real when it comes to why she believes 2016’s “Independence Day: Resurgence” wasn’t the success it could’ve been: It needed Will Smith. “I just didn’t ...

"I really feel we missed out by not bringing Will Smith back,” Vivica A. Fox shared in a new interview. “I really feel we missed out by not bringing Will Smith back,” Fox, 58, shared with AV Club in a ...

Vivica A. Fox is opening up about the disappointment of Independence Day: Resurgence, the 2016 sequel to the Will Smith-starring 1996 film. During an interview with the A.V. Club, Fox admitted ...

Remember there was an Independence Day sequel? Unlike a lot of belated follow-ups in our franchise era, Resurgence failed to live up to its original, both critically and at the box office. You might ...