Tag: Will Smith
HANCOCK 2 Writers Hired!
Columbia Pictures has hired screenwriters Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara to pen Hancock 2 just a week after director Peter Berg hinted of some ideas for Will Smith superhero movie that grossed $624.4 million worldwide last year.
According to THR, the original producing team is expected to return. Story details are being kept under wraps, though the writers will work with Smith and Berg to build on the world hinted at in the first movie.
Fierro and Mazzara worked together on cable hit “The Shield”. Fierro also worked on “24″ and “Dexter” while Mazzara penned episodes of “Life” and “Crash”.
Kung Fu Kid Starts Production
According to AP, “Kung Fu Kid,” a remake of the 1984 classic, “Karate Kid,” started principal photography on Saturday.
Jaden Smith (Will Smith’s kid ) is set to star as the new kid, and Jackie Chan will play the mentor, the iconic role played by the late great Pat Morita. Taraji P. Henson will play Jaden’s mom.
Jackie Chan and Will Smith, along with Smith’s parents and sister Willow, attended a traditional Chinese ceremony to mark the start of the shoot.
Jackie Chan to Play Miyagi Role in “Karate Kid” Remake
EW is reporting that Jackie Chan is in is in negotiations for “The Karate Kid” remake which is set to star 10-years-old Will Smith‘s son Jaden Smith. EW has also revealed that Harold Zwart (The Pink Panther 2) will direct the upcoming remake.
The speculation of Chan tackling Miyagi role could be true since previously the movie’s producer Will Smith has shared to MTV that the movie will be set in China.
“We’re making it with the China Film Group, so it’ll be based in Beijing. Mr. Miyagi was originally Japanese, so there’ll be a Chinese adaptation to it.”
Chris Murphy is on board to pen the screenplay.
Seven Pounds Review
“Seven Pounds,” which reunites Will Smith with Gabriele Muccino (who directed him in “The Pursuit of Happyness”), begins with a series of riddling, chronologically scrambled scenes. A man calls 911 to report his own suicide. He badgers a blind call-center employee – whom we suspect will be a significant character, since he’s played by Woody Harrelson – with complaints and insults. He embraces a lovely woman in an even lovelier beach house. He visits a nursing home where he terrorizes an administrator and comforts a resident.
For a while it is pleasant enough to contemplate these loose ends, and to tease from them the possible contours of a story. It is never unpleasant to watch Mr. Smith, who likes to play peekaboo with his charm, hiding it now and then behind fleeting shadows of anguish or malice. The music (Angelo Milli‘s score and a handful of emotive pop songs) combines with the deep colors of Philippe Le Sourd‘s cinematography to summon up intensities of sentiment not yet arrived at by the narrative, creating an interesting frisson of suspense. After a while, though, as the pieces of the puzzle snap together, curiosity gives way to incredulity…full story [The New York Times]
HANCOCK 2 Confirmed by Will Smith
Will Smith talked to JoBlo recently while promoting “Seven Pounds” and told them that a sequel to his superhero movie “Hancock” will “definitely” be happening.
Smith added that there are a lot of unexplored characters in the “Hancock” universe that would be perfect for a sequel. He also confirmed that “Hancock 2″ should appear in theaters in a few years.
15 Photos and 3 Clips from SEVEN POUNDS
Sony Pictures has revealed three brand new TV spots and photos from Will Smith‘s “Seven Pounds.” Rosario Dawson and Woody Harrelson also starring in the movie which Gabriele Muccino is directing from a script by Grant Nieporte.
I Am Legend 2 Prequel Or Sequel?
Earlier we reported that Warner Bros. was moving forward with a prequel “I Am Legend.” But now rumor has it that “I Am Legend 2″ might indeed be a sequel after all.
The original idea was for the film to take place “several years before the original film” and follow Will Smith’s character Robert Neville as he fails to save a small pocket of survivors.
Will Smith’s “Seven Pounds” Trailer (updated)
Here’s the first trailer from Will Smith’s new movie “Seven Pounds.” Rosario Dawson and Woody Harrelson also starring in the movie which Gabriele Muccino is directing from a script by Grant Nieporte.
The story centers on a man Ben (Will Smith) who is deeply depressed after the death of his wife. Ben inadvertently falls in love while attempting to kill himself. Rosario Dawson will play a love interest who suffers from a serious heart condition. Woody Harrelson will portray a motel attendant who becomes intrigued by his suicidal new tenant.
Will Smith’s I AM LEGEND Prequel In Works
“I Am Legend” was very successful so Warner Bros will make Will Smith‘s movie prequel which is the only way to extend a franchise that grossed $584 million worldwide.
His character was killed in the first film, after extracting a potential cure for the virus for the scattered but this news is great for fans – more adventures of younger Robert Neville.
Will Smith will reprise his role as scientist Robert Neville and Francis Lawrence will return to direct.
