Will Smith appears to be plotting his return to acting nearly six months after slapping comedian Chris Rock infamous on stage at the 94th Academy Awards.
According to Deadline, the 53-year-old is being eyed to star in filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s Brilliance debut, Brilliance, with Paramount Pictures.
Described as Smith’s ‘passion project’, he will also produce the project with his longtime collaborator, director Akiva Goldsman, who penned the script.
Big profit? Will Smith appears to be planning a return to acting just six months after infamously slapping comedian Chris Rock on stage at the 94th Academy Awards; Smith saw in March
Goldsman is behind several films starring Smith, such as I, Robot (2004), I Am Legend (2007) and Hancock (2008).
While this is a potential career comeback, a source told Deadline that Smith ‘has not yet committed’ to starring in the film so far.
Goldsman’s screenplay is adapted from the novel of the same name by author Marcus Sakey, who is also one of the film’s producers.
It focuses on 1% of the human population who, since 1980, have been born with extraordinary abilities.
Brilliance: According to Deadline, the 53-year-old is being eyed to star in director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s directorial debut, Brilliance, with Paramount Pictures. It is based on the novel of the same name by author Marcus Sakey. Sakey is also listed as one of the film’s producers
Hope was for Smith to portray the film’s protagonist, federal agent Nick Cooper.
He was a ‘brilliant’ person working for the Department of Analysis and Response, who used his abilities to track down terrorists.
When he’s faced with his most dangerous target, a wonderful fellow with a thirst for destruction, Cooper ‘will have to violate everything he believes in ― and betray his own kind,’ according to the summary. Turn off.
Smith will produce Brilliance through his Westbrook Studios company alongside co-president Jon Mone and producer Ryan Shimazaki.
As for Goldsman, the acclaimed director will collaborate with producer Greg Lessans through Weed Road Pictures as well as The Story Factory’s Shane Salerno and Overbrook Entertainment’s James Lassiter.
Collaboration: Described as Smith’s ‘passion project’, he will also produce the project with his longtime collaborator, director Akiva Goldsman, who penned the script; Akiva is seen in 2021
History: Goldsman is behind several films starring Smith, such as I, Robot (2004), I Am Legend (2007) and Hancock (2008)
Director Obaid-Chinoy has an impressive resume of short film and television work, including the Oscar-winning short films Saving Face and A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness.
While this could be Smith’s return to acting, the star has already started her first project since making waves at this year’s Oscars.
He was captured on the set of the upcoming National Geographic Documentary Institute and Disney+, Welcome to Earth, in Ecuador earlier this month.
The repentant actor also traveled to India in April and was spotted in Zanzibar, Tanzania in May with his wife Jada Pinkett, 50, where they worked on projects at the District Hospital in Bagamoyo.
Return: While this may be Smith’s return to acting, the star has already begun her first project since making waves at this year’s Oscars. He was arrested on the set of the upcoming National Geographic Documentary Institute and Disney+, Welcome to Earth, in Ecuador earlier this month; Smith saw in March
It was report Third that Smith’s Apple TV+ movie, Emancipation, which is set to begin filming in late 2021, is slated to release in early December.
Due to the consequences Smith received after the Oscar Night slap, Variety initially reported that Apple had decided to delay the movie’s release date to 2023.
Emancipation, co-produced by Smith’s Westbrook Studios, was originally slated to premiere in the fall.
With a December 2022 release date rumored, this would make the film and Smith potential contenders for the upcoming awards season.
Earlier this year, the Academy confirmed that ‘any feature film must have a qualified release date between January 1 and December 31, 2022’ to be considered, according to Deadline.
‘The slap’: Smith has made a slow return to Hollywood since slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars in March; Figure
Hitting the nerve: He did so after the comedian made a bald joke on stage about his wife Jada, who shaved her head because she was losing her hair; Smith and his wife Jada seen in February
Smith has made a slow return to Hollywood since slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars in March.
He did so after the comedian made a bald joke on stage about his wife Jada, who shaved her head because she was losing her hair.
Less than an hour after the outburst, Smith was awarded the Academy Award for best actor and received a standing ovation for a tearful speech in which he called himself the guardian of his family. family and expressed a wish to become a ‘vessel of love.’
Although he apologized to the Academy and its nominees in his speech, he did not issue a public apology to Rock until the next day.
Banned: Although he apologized to the Academy and its nominees in his speech, he did not issue a public apology to Rock until the next day; Smith saw in 2016
Before the Academy could decide what punishment they would impose for the incident, Will resigned from the organization.
Although his departure meant he could no longer vote for the Oscars, at the time he was still able to attend the show.
However, the Academy imposed a 10-year ban on him from attending the ceremony, although he could still be nominated to win an Oscar.
He later posted a video apologizing on social media for slapping Rock and described his behavior as ‘unacceptable’ and Rock ‘not ready to talk’ about the incident with him. that.
Not quite ready yet! He later posted a video apologizing on social media for slapping Rock and describing his behavior as ‘unacceptable’ and Rock ‘not willing to talk’ about the incident with him. ; Rocks seen on September 14
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