'Independence Day' is one of the highest-grossing movies of the 1990s, and made Will Smith an absolute A-list megastar. But would you believe that the makers were not sure about Will's casting in the movie?

Here's why Will Smith almost lost his 'Independence Day' role

It was a dull Independence Day in New Orleans last year and Will Smith made sure nothing of that sort repeated this year. The Hollywood actor picked up the roughly $100,000 tab for the pyrotechnics over the Mississippi River after learning New Orleans didn’t plan a 2021 show, city officials told news outlets.

Will Smith pays for July 4 fireworks in New Orleans

Hollywood star Will Smith revealed the title and cover of his upcoming autobiography titled ‘Will’. Picked up by Penguin Press, the memoir will make it to the stands on November 9 as per Amazon.

Will Smith shares first look, title of his upcoming memoir 'Will' with fans

Hollywood star Will Smith recently stunned fans as he shared a picture of his quarantine body on Instagram. Will didn’t look anything like his lean self as he’s gained visible weight.

'No more midnight muffins' reveals Will Smith as he shares quarantine body

Singer Willow Smith reveals she is polyamorous. She shared this while sitting with her mother Jada Pinkett Smith and grandmother Adrienne Norris-Banfield, during their Facebook show 'Red Table Talk'.

Will Smith's daughter Willow Smith explains decision to be polyamorous

Hollywood actor Will Smith in the White House? The actor recently spoke on Crooked Media’s Pod Save America with co-host Jon Favreau and he didn’t rule out the prospect of himself as a politician.

Will Smith in the White House? Actor reveals he'll consider running for office in future

Hollywood star Will Smith will next be seen on Netflix with his new project titled ‘Amend: The Fight for America’ that tackles the 14th Amendment in a six-part docu series.

Watch trailer: Will Smith to host Netflix docu-series ‘Amend: The Fight for America'

The reunion episode of 'The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air' was special for more reasons than one. The reunion episode saw cast members Will Smith and Janet Hubert coming face to face after decades of not speaking to each other.

'The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air' reunion: Will Smith and Janet Hubert share screen space after 27 years of cold war

HBO Max's unscripted reunion special of the beloved television show "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" will premiere on November 19. Will Smith had the honour of posting the preview on his personal social media.

'Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air’ reunion: Will Smith shares preview featuring entire cast

Indian spiritual guru Sadhguru recently spent some quality time with Hollywood star Will Smith and his family in US. Sadhguru is currently travelling across the US on a bike and made a pit stop at Smith residence.

Watch Will Smith and family welcome Sadhguru to their residence

will smith and jada pinkett smith relationship - Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's daughter Willow Smith recently opened up about her parents discussing publicly Pinkett Smith's "entanglement” with August Alsina.

Will Smith's daughter Willow has this to say about her mother Jada Pinkett Smith's 'entanglement' with August Alsina

The cast of ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’ had a reunion today as Hollywood actor Will Smith shared a picture on Instagram with his fans and followers. The cast got together to celebrate 30 years since the sitcom first aired.

'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' cast had a reunion and we have proof!

The reboot of Will Smith's classic 1990s sitcom 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' has scored a two-season order from NBCUniversal streaming service Peacock. Titled 'Bel-Air', the retelling of the sitcom has been inspired by a four-minute mock trailer from Morgan Cooper that reimagined the show as a gritty and compelling drama.

'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' reboot receives two-season order from Peacock

After 'Friends' another cult show is set for a reunion. The cast of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' will reunite to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the show at HBO Max.

Will Smith and cast of 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' to reunite for special episode

Chadwick Boseman's death has left the world in mourning. Tributes and condolences have been pouring from actors, political leaders as well as sports stars from the 'Black Panther' star.

Will Smith pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman: You made us proud to be us

Singer August Alsina and actress Jada Pinkett Smith had a brief affair in 2015 when the actress was separated from her husband Will Smith. The affair was not confirmed back then but made headlines in the recent past after August Alsina made it public and later the news was confirmed by Pinkett Smith.

August Alsina reveals why he broke silence about his relationship with Jada Pinkett Smith

Hollywood stars Will Smit and Kevin Hart are all set to play the lead in a remake of 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' . The movie will be produced by Paramount Pictures and will be a modern take on the original story.

Will Smith, Kevin Hart to star in remake of 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles'

Days after actress Jada Pinkett Smith admitted to an affair with singer August Alsina a few years back, the singer has given his own spin to Jada's words and made into a song.

August Alsina gives his spin to Jada Pinkett Smith's words, drops new single 'Entanglements'

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett: A Timeline of their romance, marriage and cheating rumours

Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith controversial episode of the Facebook Watch series Red Table Talk sets a new record. It set the record of most-watched views in 24 hours for a Facebook Watch original episode, with more than 15 million views reported in less than a day, and smashes the previous record of 7.

Jada Pinkett and Will Smith's Red Table Talk episode sets a new record

American actor Will Smith isn't known for foul language but had no problem dropping the f-bomb on 50 Cent after the rapper took shots at Will`s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.

Will Smith slams 50 Cent over Jada Pinkett Smith' jabs

Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett has finally broken her silence on August Alsina's claims and will talk about the following claims in an upcoming episode of her Facebook Watch series, Red Table Talk.

Will Smith's wife Jada Pinkett tweets on affair rumours: Some healing needs to happen

In a rather disturbing turn of events, August Alsina opened up about his relationship with Will Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith and said that their relationship had blessings of the Hollywood star.

'Not true' says Jada Pinkett to August Alsina's claims of his relationship with Will Smith's wife

Hollywood star Will Smith and production house Warner Bros., are in trouble as they were gearing to start work on Serena and Venus Williams’ father, Richard. Funnily, King Richard is being served in the courts today thanks to a multi-million-dollar breach of contract lawsuit.

Will Smith, Warner Bros sued for movie on Serena and Venus Williams' father

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