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* Will Smith almost wasn’t cast to lead the 1996 sci-fi blockbuster “Independence Day” because he’s Black. Roland Emmerich and writer Dean Devlin discuss their fight with 20 Century Fox to cast Smith in the film. The studio wasn’t convinced a Black actor would appeal to foreign audiences. “The studio said, ‘No, we don’t like Will Smith. He’s unproven. He doesn’t work in international [markets]’,” Emmerich told THR ahead of the filmâ€�...

Will in the role of Captain Steve Hillar. “Ethan Hawke was on our list too, but I thought at that time he was too young,” Roland remembered of the actors they had on their list. “[But] It was pretty clear it had to be Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum. That was the combo we thought.” However, he revealed that “the studio said, ‘No, we don’t like Will Smith. He’s unproven. He doesn’t work in international [markets].’” Dean added, “They said, ‘You cast a Black guy in this p...

“No, we don’t like Will Smith,” Roland Emmerich recalled the studio saying. “He’s unproven. He doesn’t work in international [markets].” Dean Devlin remembered a racial component being a factor saying, “They said, ‘You cast a Black guy in this part, you’re going to kill foreign [box office].’ “Our argument was, ‘Well, the movie is about space aliens. It’s going to do fine foreign.’ It was a big war, and Roland really stood up for [Smith] — and we ultimately won t...

AP Photo/David J. Phillip Joe Biden employs a political strategy of underpromising and overperforming. In other words, he sets the bar low and then he looks like he’s succeeded beyond his own expectations. It’s a bit odd that one time he very publicly experiences a failure in that strategy, he and his White House staff are declaring a celebration. The White House will celebrate a COVID Independence Day, complete with beer and the help of a Hollywood actor. On Saturday, Joe Biden and his me...

'The Outpost' will be returning for Season 4 on July 15 and the original cast members will be returning

Here are the things you never knew about Stargate SG-1's famous pilot episode.

EXCLUSIVE: Dean Devlin’s (Independence Day) Electric Entertainment has sold new series Leverage: Redemption to Bell Media in Canada and Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland in Germany. The buyers have picked up all 16 episodes of the Leverage spinoff in deals closed by Sonia Mehandjiyska, Head of International Distribution and Nolan Pielak, Senior Vice President, International Distribution of

ABS-CBN and Electric Entertainment’s historic crime drama series “Almost Paradise” overflows with Pinoy pride as it continues to champion Filipino talent in its last two weeks on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z. Like in the

Clockwise: Christian Kane, Ces Quesada, Samantha Richelle, Art Acuna, and Nonie Buencamino ABS-CBN and Electric Entertainment’s historic crime drama series “Almost Paradise” overflows with Pinoy pride as it continues to champion Filipino talent in its last two weeks on Kapamilya Channel and A2Z.

Noah Wyle leads classic Leverage team in Redemption By (0) Noah Wyle (L) leads the "Leverage: Redemption" team, from left to right, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Aldis Hodge, Aleyse Shannon and Beth Riesgraf. Photo courtesy of IMDb TV May 3 (UPI) -- IMDB TV released the trailer for its new original series Leverage: Redemption. The follow-up series to Leverage premieres July 9 on the free, ad supported streaming service. Noah Wyle plays a new character, Harry Wilson. A press release describe...