Will Smith teams up with David Gordon Green
Will Smith’s successes nowadays have come mainly from the Bad Boys franchise, with the latest entry, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, making over $400 million worldwide in the wake of his Oscars controversy. The fourth film in the series would help to push the franchise past $1 billion. Smith will be staying in the action lane with his upcoming film, Supermax, which is set to be directed by David Gordon Green. Green is a frequent collaborator with comedic personalities like Danny McBride. Both Green and McBride would branch out into the horror genre with their Halloween legacy sequels and an Exorcist legacy sequel.
Supermax
Green does have experience in the action genre with the stoner action-comedy Pineapple Express, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco. Smith and Green’s Supermax will follow two FBI agents as they investigate a murder that has taken place in the world’s most secure prison. Amazon MGM had secured the worldwide distribution rights from Miramax for a deal worth around $70 million. According to Deadline, Amazon will not be sending this movie to theaters in lieu of the film debuting on Prime Video. Amazon also recently announced that one of their big tentpole titles, Voltron, which stars Henry Cavill, will also bypass playing in theaters to go directly to streaming.
Casting for the other roles is currently underway, including Smith’s female FBI partner. The production is set to kick off sometime in mid-August. Supermax is written by David Weil and David J. Rosen, who are known for the TV series Hunters and Invasion. The Picture Company partners Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman are on board as producers. Will Smith and Adam Fishbach will produce the film for Smith’s company, Westbrook. CAA Media Finance had brokered the deal.
Smith in action
The Fresh Prince had lined up more action projects for his resume. After going through a couple of directors, including Smith’s former Bad Boys director Michael Bay, he has finally pushed ahead with the project, Fast and Loose, with John Swab helming the film. Within the last few months, Smith also signed with Paramount for a multi-picture deal with Sugar Bandits and Rabbit Hole as the first of his projects with the studio.
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