But things didnt work out that way, ascritics panned the sequelandaudiences ignored itat the multiplex.
I should have stopped making the movie because we had a much better script.
After I had to, really fast, cobble another script together.
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Smiths character was explained to have died years before the events ofResurgence.
Back in 2013, however,Emmerich told EWhe didnt want Smith for the sequel.
Hes too big for a movie like this, the director said.
It would be a Will Smith movie.
AndIndependence Daywas always not about one person.
It was always a group thing.
And [Will] is too big a star.
Emmerichs next movie,Midway, opens Nov. 8.
