#willsmith

io9

FAQ. Include # before tag:

#observationdeck, #tips, #calendar, etc.

San Francisco, 9:59 PM
Tue Feb 9
26 posts in the last 24 hours

IO9 TEAM

#flowersforalgernon

Will Smith Starring In Flowers For Algernon?

Rumor has it Will Smith's getting a brain upgrade, as the star of a new movie adaptation of Daniel Keyes' Flowers For Algernon, the novel that's so iconic it's practically become its own genre. More »

11/09/09

8,816

78

By Charlie Jane Anders

#meninblack

MiB3: Back In Black Again

We told you it was happening back in April, but now Men In Black 3 has a writer and, if rumors are to be believed, a director. But does it have Will Smith or Tommy Lee Jones? Not exactly... More »

10/31/09

12,411

40

By Graeme McMillan

#id2

Independence Day 2: Waiting For The Right Deal

If you've been waiting for Jeff Goldblum to save the world with his awesome hacker skills one more time, you may be in luck: Roland Emmerich says that the story for a sequel to Independence Day is ready and waiting. More »

10/12/09

12,893

141

By Graeme McMillan

#iamnotlegend

Great News: An Andrew Niccol Script Replaces I Am Legend Prequel

We've been dreading the mooted I Am Legend prequel reteaming Will Smith and director Francis Lawrence. So we're delighted to hear the duo are instead working on a fantastical movie with a script by Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Truman Show). More »

07/10/09

6,968

30

By Charlie Jane Anders

#captainnemo

McG's 20,000 Leagues Gets A Rewrite, Luckily Not By Christian Bale

Looks like the tide is turning for McG's undersea adventure. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea is getting a much needed rewrite. But have Terminator Salvation's numbers scared off the mooted lead actor, Will Smith? More »

07/08/09

3,551

60

By Meredith Woerner

#unfinishedbusiness

Syfy Takes First Steps Towards Its New Look, With Will Smith

04/20/09

7,257

64

#meninblack3

Men In Black 3, Actually Happening

04/01/09

14,242

46

#monsterhunter

Will Smith's Brain Can Visualize What's Terrorizing You, Keeps Making Movies

02/17/09

3,575

37

#20000leaguesunderthesea

Can Justin Marks Scrape 20,000 Layers Of Drek Off McG's Captain Nemo Script?

02/13/09

1,453

26

#angelsattack

God Steps In To Help Future Summer Blockbuster

02/01/09

3,699

23

#willsmithunderwater

Will Smith To Star In McG's Undersea Adventure?

01/14/09

2,298

50

#io9cagematch

Christian Bale Vs. Will Smith! To The Death! Almost!

12/14/08

4,504

52

#hancock

Hancock 2 Proves There's No Movie God

12/06/08

1,385

23

#iamlegend

I Am Still Legend: Yet Another Crazy Sequel On The Way

11/25/08

3,922

65

#marvelcomics

Will Smith Has No Idea About Captain America Rumor

09/18/08

626

10

#captainamerica

Will Smith Is Not Cap, Says Marvel

09/09/08

511

10

#poll

What Should the "I Am Legend" Prequel Be About?

After the tremendous success of I Am Legend, starring Will Smith as a scientist in a post-apocalyptic, zombie-plague-ravaged New York, Warners is going to follow up with a prequel. Director Francis Lawrence confirmed to Shock Til You Drop that the movie would star Smith, and would take place before the rise of the plague that empties out Manhattan and turns it into a lovely park full of greenery and deer. But what, exactly, will be the plot of this prequel? Lawrence said, "We're trying to figure out some ideas for it." It's not too late for us to influence his decision! So vote now in our poll for what the I Am Legend prequel should be all about. More »

07/31/08

5,250

73

By Annalee Newitz

#stealthispitch

How Will Smith Will Save Hollywood

With the continued, somewhat inexplicable, success of Hancock, it seems that the only constant in Hollywood math is "(Will Smith) + (4th of July Weekend) x (Genre Movie) = $$$." Bearing that in mind, we thought that it's be kind of us to demonstrate to some stalled SF movie projects just to how to use the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (and, let's face it, wherever else he wants to be the Prince of, these days) to get their movies up and running again. More »

07/12/08

32,102

27

By Graeme McMillan

#hancock

Hancock Could Have Been Much, Much Worse

Will Smith's skid-row superhero movie Hancock was fairly bursting with wasted potential, but you should thank your lucky stars the original script, Tonight He Comes, never reached the screen. At least, if the version that's turned up online recently is real, we all dodged a bullet of awfulness. In a nutshell: it's not a comedy at all, it's an overwrought melodrama about a nihilistic superhero who helps a schlubby man and his son stand up for themselves. Click through for spoilers for a movie you'll never see. More »

07/07/08

8,989

47

By Charlie Jane Anders

#superherodisastermovies