Independence Day at 25: Four Things You May Have Forgotten About 1996 s Highest-Grossing Movie
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Some people like “Independence Day” for its campy take on “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”; or for its technical achievements, which won an Oscar and set director Roland Emmerich on the path for becoming
the disaster director du jour; or for establishing Will Smith as the “King of the Fourth of July.”
Other people like me watch the movie religiously every time the Fourth of July rolls around. Let’s face it, when Smith’s Capt. Steven Hiller promises his step-son Dylan (Ross Bagley) fireworks, and you get them in the form of alien vessels crashing to the ground after a high-flying intergalactic space battle, why bother leaving the house to deal with traffic for your local fireworks show? And as Patricia (the positively perfect Mae Whitman) says “Happy Fourth of July, Daddy,” to President Thomas J. Whitmor
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airâ is getting a dramatic reboot based on
Morgan Cooperâs viral clip and NBCâs streaming service Peacock has already ordered two seasons of the highly-anticipated series.
Cooper will direct, co-write and serve as co-executive producer alongside writer, showrunner and executive producer
Chris Collins. The drama will be a co-production between original “Fresh Prince” star
Will Smith and his Westbrook Studios as well as original producers Universal TV, per Complex.Â
This time, the story of the street-smart teen who moves in with his rich uncle in Bel-Air, California will not be a comedy, BBC reports. The reboot was inspired by a viral YouTube trailer that flips the script on the narrative. Smith described it as a “brilliant idea, the dramatic version of The Fresh Prince for the next generation.”
The Little Rascals : Where is the Cast Now as Movie Enters Netflix Chart
On 4/12/21 at 10:09 AM EDT
The Little Rascals was first released in 1994, but the movie has just had a second life on Netflix. Twenty-seven years after the film came to cinemas, the movie has hit the streamer s most-watched movie charts, with the film currently at number two in the U.S. movie charts.
Though none of the
Little Rascals cast is still acting, they have gone off into some unexpected careers in fields like DJing, accountancy and professional poker.
Where the Little Rascals cast is now
Travis Tedford as Spanky McFarland
Will Smith Reveals Everything You Didn t See in ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion In a seven-minute clip posted on his YouTube channel, he spoke passionately about the magic that created the series By Mona Thomas •
Updated on December 17, 2020 at 10:51 pm
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On Thursday, the rapper-turned-actor-turned-mogul dropped more nostalgic gems from the 30th anniversary special of the iconic 90s show on his YouTube channel. In the seven-minute clip, the Gemini Man star spoke passionately about the magic that created the series. The casting, he explained. It s one of those things. You cannot buy or fake chemistry. When people vibe, when people are in sync and in tune and in harmony, you can t fake that. And when you have it, it creates magic.