The trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence dropped on Sunday night, and sadly it was missing one friendly face… Will Smith’s.
We’ve known for a while that the Oscar-nominated actor wouldn’t be returning for the sequel, but now we know exactly what happened to his character, Col. Steve Hiller.
20th Century Fox’s viral film site, War of 1966, offers key details of what has happened in the 20 years since the aliens attacked planet Earth and failed to take over, but it doesn’t end well for ol’ Steve.
According to the website, Col. Steven Hiller dies during a test flight of the first functional Hybrid Fighter, using the defeated aliens’ technology.
I guess he finally heard the fat lady sing.
He’s remembered as one of the War of ’96’s big heroes so no doubt there will be a portrait or mug with his face on it seen at some point during the sequel.