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Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return in Bad Boys for Life trailer

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Sony has released the first trailer for Bad Boys for Life, the highly anticipated sequel sees Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reprising their roles as Detectives Mike Lowery and Marcus Burnett, while taking over from director Michael Bay are Adil El Arbi and Bilah Fallah (Black, Snowfall). Check out the trailer below… Bad Boys For Life […]

Disney’s Aladdin producer explains what Will Smith brought to the role of Genie

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The producer on Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin, Dan Lin, was impressed by Will Smith’s interpretation of the Genie and how it differentiates from Robin Williams’ iconic performance in the animated film. In an interview with ComicBook.com, Lin spoke about the casting of Smith, and he couldn’t have been more pleased with the performance. “I mean, […]

Will Smith reveals that Gemini Man’s young clone is entirely CGI

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Having circulated Hollywood for over two decades as a highly-regarded script, the sci-fi action thriller Gemini Man finally becomes a reality this year courtesy of director Ang Lee, with Will Smith set to portraying an ageing assassin who finds himself targeted by a younger clone. Rather than going down the Looper route (where Bruce Willis […]

Will Smith battles his younger self in new Gemini Man trailer

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Paramount Pictures has released the second trailer and a new poster for Ang Lee’s upcoming sci-fi action thriller Gemini Man which stars Will Smith an elite assassin who is targeted by a younger clone of himself and also features Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, and Benedict Wong; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Gemini Man […]

Gemini Man behind-the-scenes featurette digitally de-ages Will Smith

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With a new trailer set to drop tomorrow, Paramount Pictures has released a behind the scenes featurette for the sci-fi action thriller Gemini Man which includes interviews with star Will Smith, director Ang Lee, producer Jerry Bruckheimer, and VFX supervisors Bill Westenhofer and Guy Williams; watch it here… Gemini Man is an innovative action-thriller starring […]

Animated action comedy Spies in Disguise gets a new trailer and poster

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20th Century Fox has released a new poster and trailer for the upcoming animated action comedy Spies in Disguise which features the voice talents of Will Smith and Tom Holland as a super spy and scientist who forced to team-up to save the world; check them out here… Super spy Lance Sterling (Will Smith) and […]

Aladdin tops Independence Day to become the biggest movie of Will Smith’s career

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Having reached the $800 million milestone last week, Walt Disney Pictures’ Aladdin has now pushed its global haul to $824.1 million, topping the $817.4 million gross of 1996’s Independence Day to become the biggest box office hit of Will Smith’s career. Smith took to Instagram to express his thanks and gratitude to everyone who’s been […]

Movie Review – Aladdin (2019)

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Aladdin, 2019. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott, Will Smith, Marwan Kenzari, Navid Negahban, Nasim Pedrad, Billy Magnussen, Alan Tudyk, and Frank Welker. SYNOPSIS: A kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true. Whether fans like […]

Second Opinion – Aladdin (2019)

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Aladdin, 2019. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Mena Massoud, Will Smith, Naomi Scott, Marwan Kenzari, Navid Negahban, Nasim Pedrad, and Billy Magnussen. SYNOPSIS: A kindhearted street urchin and a power-hungry Grand Vizier vie for a magic lamp that has the power to make their deepest wishes come true. Disney’s live-action remakes will always attract questioners. […]