Will Smith: From LAX to JFK!

Will Smith signs autographs for his fans as he arrives at LAX Airport on Tuesday (July 9) in Los Angeles.

The 44-year-old actor hopped aboard a red eye and landed at JFK Airport in New York City the next morning, where he kept his head down to avoid being seen.

“We wrote a script, first for Will Smith, then Will Smith decided not to do it, and for a moment, I didn’t want to do it at all,” Independence Day 2 director Roland Emmerich told Huffington Post UK about Will deciding not to take part in the second film. Don’t worry, Independence Day fans, the script was rewritten and the project is still a go!

15+ pictures inside of Will Smith taking a red eye out of LAX…