Here's how actor feels about the death of his 'Independence Day' character "Will Smith"

 

Will Smith as Steven Hiller in "Independence Day"

A sequel to the 1996 action classic “Independence Day” is currently in the works, with an official trailer already out.

The bad news is, Will Smith's character  Steven Hiller isn’t in it, because according to the sequel's website, the character Hiller died in 2007 between the events of the first and second films.

Will Smith in "Independence Day"

In a recent interview with Yahoo Movies, Smith spoke on exiting the franchise and his reaction.

"I was working on 'Suicide Squad' during that time. Roland Emmerich and I had talked about it. The trailer looks really cool. I’m going to be sitting around with tears in my eyes when that one comes out. It was terrible when I found out my character died." 

According to a report by New York Daily Times, the director Roland Emmerich stated that Smith won’t be a part of the sequel because "he's too expensive.”