If you saw the new trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence, you're probably wondering where the heck Will Smith is, and now a new viral website has revealed his character's fate.
An official website connected to the movie called War of 1996 has gone online, and it includes a variety of fake news clips giving some insight into what's happened since the original Independence Day. The juiciest tidbit fans are already noticing is a news brief which reads, "BREAKING REPORT: ALIEN TECH MALFUNCTION KILLS COL. HILLER."
The website goes into detail by saying, "While test piloting the ESD’s first alien hybrid fighter, an unknown malfunction causes the untimely death of Col. Hiller."
Col. Hiller, of course, was Will Smith's character in the first movie, and so we now officially know he has been killed off as of Resurgence. Largely this is due to the fact that Smith did not want to return, and according to director Roland Emmerich, the actor has grown tired of sequels. However, many other members of the cast are back for Resurgence including Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman. Jessie Usher will play Col. Hiller's son, Dylan Hiller.
Independence Day: Resurgence hits theaters on June 24.