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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.

The new alien queen arrives with one goal: to drill into the Earth’s core to harvest the planet’s molten energy. A group of young pilots, including Jake Morrison (Liam Hemsworth) and Dylan Hiller (Jessie Usher), must team up with Levinson and a revived Dr. Brackish Okun (Brent Spiner) to stop the invasion. Independence Day - Resurgence -2016- www.9xMovi...

When Independence Day exploded onto screens in 1996, it redefined the summer blockbuster. Directed by Roland Emmerich, the film combined groundbreaking visual effects, patriotic fervor, and Will Smith’s charismatic swagger. It grossed over $817 million worldwide and became a cultural touchstone. The elephant in the room is the absence of Will Smith

In the climactic battle, the humans use an alien sphere (a captive alien intelligence) to locate the queen. They lure her to Area 51, where former President Thomas Whitmore (Bill Pullman)—still psychically linked to the aliens—sacrifices himself to destroy her shield. Ultimately, the queen is killed in a brutal hand-to-hand fight, but the victory feels hollow. The new alien queen arrives with one goal:

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.