Tag: Will Smith
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Chris Rock to Direct Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic, Steven Spielberg to Executive Produce
Chris Rock and Steven Spielberg are collaborating on a movie about the life of Martin Luther King Jr.Rock is in final talks to direct and produce the project, with Spielberg on board as executive producer. The biographical drama will be adapted from Jonathan Eig’s biography “King: A Life,” which was optioned for the screen by…
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One of the Worst Westerns Ever Was Also One of the Biggest at the Box Office
There are strange instances throughout history where something can be technically “one of the biggest [insert movie genre here] ever” and still be a box office bomb. It’s a rare phenomenon, but sometimes, the costs of a motion picture are so exorbitant that even beating out most other entries in its genre at the worldwide…
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‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’ Star Elena Kampouris Joins Gabriele Muccino’s Sicily-Set Romantic Thriller ‘Here Now’
U.S. actor Elena Kampouris (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3”) is set to star in the Sicily-set “Here Now,” a romantic thriller marking Italian director Gabriele Muccino’s return to English-language filmmaking. Muccino’s Hollywood credits include the Will Smith-starrer “The Pursuit of Happyness.”Kampouris’ recent efforts comprise Netflix series “Jupiter’s Legacy” and the 2020 remake of “Children…
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‘Bad Boys 4’ Director Teases Title He Wants For the Sequel
Crime solving is serious business, but who knew you could make it exceptionally humorous? Bad Boys for life! Earlier in the year, Sony Pictures announced that the hilarious crime fighting duo of Detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Martin Lawrence) would be returning for a fourth outing on the streets of Miami with…
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Sean Penn on Will Smith Slap Response: ‘Why Are You Guys Standing and Applauding His Worst Moment as a Person?’
Sean Penn is speaking out over Will Smith’s Oscars slap and Hollywood’s response to it.“I don’t know Will Smith. I met him once. He seemed very nice when I met him. He was so fucking good in ‘King Richard,’” Penn said in a recent Variety cover story. “So why the fuck did you just spit…
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‘The Little Mermaid’ Ending Explained — What Happens to Ariel?
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The Little MermaidAs a famous crustacean once said, “The seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake,” and so is all the money that Disney’s 2023 live-action remake of The Little Mermaid made in its theatrical run. While many of Disney’s live-action updates of their classic animated films…
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‘I Am Legend’s Alternate Ending Would Have Made It a Better Movie
Remember when post-apocalyptic action movies were all the rage? There’s just something thrilling about watching a lone protagonist take on the end of the world, especially from the comfort of our own homes. One such action thriller was the 2007 feature I Am Legend, which starred none other than Will Smith as Dr. Robert Neville,…
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Will Smith Still Gets ‘Teary’ Reliving ‘Emancipation’ Shoot: ‘I Went Too Far’ with Slavery Biopic
Will Smith is sharing how “Emancipation” revitalized his religious beliefs.The 2022 historical epic, helmed by Antoine Fuqua, starred Smith as real-life former slave “Whipped Peter.” The film was inspired by the 1863 photos of “Whipped Peter” taken during a Union Army medical examination and showed the scars on Peter’s back; the photograph, first published in…
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Will Smith Says He ‘Went Too Far’ for ‘Emancipation’ and Got Stuck in Real Slave Chains: ‘I Wanted to Feel the Degradation’
Will Smith told Kevin Hart on a new episode of Peacock’s “Hart to Heart” talk show that he “went too far” as an actor while portraying a slave in the Apple drama “Emancipation.” The film, Smith’s first release after the notorious Oscars slap, centered on the true story of a runaway slave named Peter, a…