Independence Day Director Had To Fight For Will Smith To Be Cast
Yesterday marked 25 years to the day since Roland Emmerich’s
Independence Dayexploded into theaters, changing the landscape of blockbusters forever and ending its run as the second highest-grossing movie in the history of cinema. It also cemented Will Smith as a bona fide superstar, but the director had to fight hard in order to convince Fox he was the right man for the job.
It sounds insane to think now, given that Smith is one of the most popular actors of the modern era with a track record of box office success that few can match, but that wasn’t the case back in the mid-1990s. He was arguably still best known in some Hollywood circles as the Fresh Prince, even after his turn in
Will Smith marks 25th anniversary of blockbuster Independence Day
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