"said that he considers the film to be ""aggressively unique"". A reviewer said that the film's commercial success ""cemented [Smith's] standing as the number one box office draw in Hollywood."" On December 1, 2008, ""TV Guide"" reported that Smith was selected as one of America's top ten most fascinating people of 2008 for a Barbara Walters ABC special that aired on December 4, 2008. In 2008 Smith was reported to be developing a film entitled ""The Last Pharaoh"", in which he would be starring as Taharqa. It was in 2008 that Smith starred in the superhero movie ""Hancock"". ""Hancock"" has"
"Will Smith filmography Will Smith is an American actor and producer. His breakthrough came when he played a fictionalised version of himself in the 1990s television sitcom ""The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"". The role brought him international recognition and two Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy. He also served as an executive producer on 24 episodes of the series. Two years later, Smith made his film debut in the drama ""Where the Day Takes You"", where he appeared as a disabled homeless man. In 1995, he starred as a police officer with Martin"
"stress, such as when they must amputate the leg of one of their boatmates, the German-American Gus Smith (William Bendix), because of gangrene. Kovac takes charge, rationing the little food and water they have, but Willi, who has been consulting a concealed compass and reveals that he speaks English, wrests control away from him in a storm. One morning, while the others are sleeping, Smith, who had resorted to drinking seawater, catches Willi drinking water from a hidden flask. Too delirious to be taken seriously by the drowsing survivors, Gus is coaxed overboard by Willi and drowns. Upon waking, the"
"Hancock (film) Hancock is a 2008 American superhero comedy film directed by Peter Berg and starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and Jason Bateman. It tells the story of a vigilante superhero, John Hancock (Smith) from Los Angeles whose reckless actions routinely cost the city millions of dollars. Eventually one person he saves, Ray Embrey (Bateman), makes it his mission to change Hancock's public image for the better. The story was originally written by Vincent Ngo in 1996. It languished in ""development hell"" for years and had various directors attached, including Tony Scott, Michael Mann, Jonathan Mostow, and Gabriele Muccino before"
"was insured by Lloyds for $200 million for the jump which raised money for the charity Global Citizen. Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. In April 2007, ""Newsweek"" called him ""the most powerful actor in Hollywood"". Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards. In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the NBC television series ""The Fresh Prince of"
"American box office and grossed a worldwide total of over $624 million. In 2015, Smith portrayed Nigerian-American physician Bennet Omalu in the biopic ""Concussion"" for which he garnered a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. The following year, he appeared in the action film ""Suicide Squad"", which grossed over $745 million at the worldwide box office. Will Smith filmography Will Smith is an American actor and producer. His breakthrough came when he played a fictionalised version of himself in the 1990s television sitcom ""The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"". The role brought him international recognition and two Golden Globe Award nominations"
"Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor and rapper. In April 2007, ""Newsweek"" called him ""the most powerful actor in Hollywood"". Smith has been nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and two Academy Awards, and has won four Grammy Awards. In the late 1980s, Smith achieved modest fame as a rapper under the name The Fresh Prince. In 1990, his popularity increased dramatically when he starred in the NBC television series ""The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"", which ran for six seasons until 1996. After the series ended, Smith transitioned from television to film,"
"next film. Serving as a reboot of the story, the studio hopes to create a franchise of films. Will Smith, who is known for his reluctance to appear in sequels, has not commented on whether he will appear or not. I Am Legend (film) I Am Legend is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama film based on the novel of the same name, directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith, who plays US Army virologist Robert Neville. The story is set in New York City after a virus, which was originally created to cure cancer, has wiped out"
"Hal Smith (actor) Harold John Smith (August 24, 1916 – January 28, 1994) was an American actor and voice actor, who was best known for his role as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on CBS's ""The Andy Griffith Show"". Smith was also active in voice-over roles, having played many characters on various animated shorts including Owl in the first four original ""Winnie the Pooh"" shorts (the first three of which were combined into the feature film ""The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh"") and later ""The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh"", Uncle Tex on ""The Flintstones"", Goliath in ""Davey"
"Brian Dennehy Brian Manion Dennehy (born July 9, 1938) is an American actor of film, stage, and television. A winner of one Golden Globe, two Tony Awards and a recipient of six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, he gained initial recognition for his role as Sheriff Will Teasle in ""First Blood"" (1982). He has had roles in numerous films including ""Gorky Park"" (1983), ""Silverado"" (1985), ""Cocoon"" (1985), ""F/X"" (1986), ""Presumed Innocent"" (1990), ""Romeo + Juliet"" (1996), and ""Knight of Cups"" (2015). Dennehy won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Willy"
"noted that ""Hancock""s original story and controversial subject matter present a stark contrast to ""a summerful of sequels and animated sure shots"" and represent a gamble for ""an increasingly corporate entertainment industry"". ""Hancock"" had been reviewed by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) twice, and both times received an R rating instead of the makers' preferred PG-13 rating to target broader audiences. The MPAA questioned elements including Smith's character drinking in front of a 7-year-old and the character flying under the influence of alcohol. Scenes that were removed to receive a PG-13 rating from the MPAA included a scene"
"to suppress his transformation, he successfully transforms in a controlled manner. Tony Stark approaches Ross at a local bar and informs him a team is being put together. Robert Downey Jr. has an uncredited cameo as Tony Stark at the end of the film. Downey appeared as a favor to Marvel Studios, which he acknowledged as a smart move on Marvel's part, because when he was promoting his film he would also have to mention their other production. Hulk co-creator Stan Lee cameos as a man who becomes ill when drinking the soda poisoned by Banner's blood. Michael K. Williams"
"to his responsibility as a single parent. Under the stress of a botched diaper change and a baby who will not stop crying, he trashes his client, Will Smith, for his soon-to-be released film, ""Independence Day"", in front of assembled reporters. Unfortunately, this costs him his job, so he moves back in with Bart in New Jersey. He eventually apologizes for ignoring Gertie, and attributes his public outburst to his grief. Blacklisted by all of New York City's public relations firms, Ollie has to work as a civil servant in the borough where he now lives with his father. Seven"
"She would shortly afterwards appear on the cover of ""Look"" magazine. The film also features other Warhol superstars such as Andrea Feldman and Geri Miller. Sissy Spacek also made a quick uncredited appearance as 'a girl who sits at the bar' but was cut from the final film. The film features graphic scenes of intravenous drug use, sex, and frontal nudity. Joe Smith, a heroin addict, is on a quest to score more drugs. Joe has problematic relationship with his on-off, sexually frustrated girlfriend, Holly Sandiago. During the course of the day, Joe overdoses in front of an upper-class couple,"
"on its premise—or on its star's strong, committed performance."" On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100 based on 14 critics, indicating ""mixed or average reviews"". Hummingbird (film) Hummingbird (released as Redemption in the United States) is a 2013 British action drama film written and directed by Steven Knight and starring Jason Statham. Joseph Smith is a former Special Forces soldier who went AWOL from his unit while deployed in Afghanistan, and is now living as a homeless drunk in London. One night, he is attacked and chased by a group of thugs engaged"
"Hummingbird (film) Hummingbird (released as Redemption in the United States) is a 2013 British action drama film written and directed by Steven Knight and starring Jason Statham. Joseph Smith is a former Special Forces soldier who went AWOL from his unit while deployed in Afghanistan, and is now living as a homeless drunk in London. One night, he is attacked and chased by a group of thugs engaged in shaking down homeless people; he successfully hides by breaking into an apartment. Realizing that the residents are absent, he explores the flat and deduces that the owner, a successful photographer named"
"on Floyd Lawton / Deadshot, which will star Smith. In August 2017, another film focusing on the Joker and Harley Quinn entered development with Glenn Ficarra and John Requa in final negotiations to be the co-writer/co-director team handling the project. Suicide Squad (film) Suicide Squad is a 2016 American superhero film based on the DC Comics supervillain team of the same name, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the third installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). The film is written and directed by David Ayer and stars an ensemble cast featuring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel"
"Aquaman (film) Aquaman is a 2018 American superhero film based on the DC Comics character of the same name, distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the sixth installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU). Directed by James Wan, with a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and Will Beall, from a story by Geoff Johns, Wan and Beall, it stars Jason Momoa as the title character, with Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Nicole Kidman in supporting roles. It is the third live-action theatrical film featuring Aquaman, following """" (2016) and ""Justice League"" (2017),"
"minutes, in a plot that simply points him straight ahead."" Seven Pounds Seven Pounds is a 2008 American drama film, directed by Gabriele Muccino, in which Will Smith stars as a man who sets out to change the lives of seven people. Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and Barry Pepper also star. The film was released in theaters in the United States and Canada on December 19, 2008, by Columbia Pictures. Despite receiving negative reviews, it was a box-office success, grossing US $168,168,201 worldwide. The protagonist of the film dials 911 to report his own suicide. He then narrates how God"
"problem from Alcoholics Anonymous; he has been sober ever since. As part of his recovery from alcoholism and learning to deal with his self-described ""addictive and compulsive nature"", Maguire changed his career path slightly to obtain roles where he and DiCaprio would not always be in competition for the same part, and the move paid off when given the role of Paul Hood, a teenage boarding school student whose narration anchors the action, in Ang Lee's 1997 film, ""The Ice Storm."" This led to a variety of lead roles in films such as ""Pleasantville"", ""The Cider House Rules"", and ""Wonder"
"I Am Legend (film) I Am Legend is a 2007 American post-apocalyptic science fiction drama film based on the novel of the same name, directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith, who plays US Army virologist Robert Neville. The story is set in New York City after a virus, which was originally created to cure cancer, has wiped out most of mankind, leaving Neville as the last human in New York, other than nocturnal mutants. Neville is immune to the virus and he works to develop a cure while defending himself against the hostile mutants. Warner Bros. began developing"
"Seven Pounds Seven Pounds is a 2008 American drama film, directed by Gabriele Muccino, in which Will Smith stars as a man who sets out to change the lives of seven people. Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, and Barry Pepper also star. The film was released in theaters in the United States and Canada on December 19, 2008, by Columbia Pictures. Despite receiving negative reviews, it was a box-office success, grossing US $168,168,201 worldwide. The protagonist of the film dials 911 to report his own suicide. He then narrates how God created the world in seven days, and how he managed"
"ultimately ""indigestible"". ""Hancock"" won the award for ""Best Summer Action/Adventure Movie"" at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards. Smith's performance won him the award for ""Favorite Movie Actor"" at the 2009 Kids' Choice Awards. Director Peter Berg said prior to ""Hancock""s release that if the film pulls in as much business as predicted, a sequel, ""Hancock 2"", would likely follow. After the film's release on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, actor Will Smith said that there was ongoing discussion about a possible sequel, ""The ideas aren't ... developed, but we are building out an entire world; I think people are going to"
"""a flaccid bromantic comedy"". American Hero (film) American Hero is a 2015 American-British superhero comedy-drama film written and directed by Nick Love. It stars Stephen Dorff as a hard-partying alcoholic with telekinetic powers who, after a life-changing event, resolves to follow a more heroic lifestyle. Screen Media Films released it in the US on December 11, 2015. Lucille, a crippled man who is in a wheelchair from injuries sustained in the Gulf War, searches New Orleans for his friend Melvin so a documentary crew can follow Melvin. They find him passed out on the street. Melvin, an alcoholic and drug"
"be very surprised at the new world of ""Hancock""."" In August 2009, Columbia Pictures hired screenwriters Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara to write the sequel, and the studio plans to bring back the producing team from the original film. Charlize Theron confirmed that she would reprise her role, and Berg said to expect a third actor to star as another figure with powers like Smith's and Theron's characters. In January 2012, Berg reaffirmed his desire to make a sequel. Hancock (film) Hancock is a 2008 American superhero comedy film directed by Peter Berg and starring Will Smith, Charlize Theron, and"
"in most of Smith's films, and is the godfather of Smith's child, Harley Quinn Smith. Affleck, who was a relative unknown at the time, was cast as Shannon Hamilton. Affleck has also appeared in several of Smith's films since ""Mallrats"". Joey Lauren Adams was cast as Gwen Turner. She later dated Smith, and during that time, he wrote the main character in ""Chasing Amy"" for her. Ethan Suplee was cast as Willam Black. Mosier was supposed to reprise the role, but Smith and the film's producers were so impressed with Suplee that they cast him, instead. The most troublesome role"
"the previous summer due to exposure to Agent Orange. He attempts to find a diner in town, and maybe a temporary job. The overconfident town sheriff Will Teasle (Brian Dennehy) does not welcome Rambo, judging the military hero negatively because of his long hair and scruffy look. Rambo disobeys the sheriff's order to stay away from town, as he has done nothing wrong to the community and he believes such banishment to be a violation of his freedom of movement, and is promptly charged for vagrancy and subject to harassment from the deputies. The harassment triggers flashbacks of Rambo's traumatic"
"actor Will Smith through his production company Overbrook Entertainment and with Sony Pictures Entertainment, for two films to be produced and distributed worldwide. In 2008–2009, UTV Motion Pictures emerged as one of the largest production houses in India with 10 Hindi film releases, one in Tamil and M. Night Shyamalan's ""The Happening"" – the first mainstream Hollywood movie co-produced by an Indian movie studio. UTV also distributed Disney's Confessions of a Shopaholic and Bedtime Stories in Indian territories. Along with production, UTV distributes its movies in more than 45 countries around the world on the same day as their theatrical"
"that has hijacked a wagon shipment of nitroglycerin. He is helped by a spinster searching for her father's killer. ""Rooster Cogburn"" is a sequel to the 1969 film ""True Grit"", which won for Wayne his only Academy Award for Best Actor in 1970. Because of his drunkenness and questionable use of firearms, aging one-eyed (wearing a distinctive black eye patch) U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn (John Wayne) in the Indian Territory (future Oklahoma) has been stripped of his badge by Judge Parker (John McIntire) at the territorial capital of Fort Smith, Arkansas for excessive violence fatness and drunkenness, complaining he had"
"Bad Boys II Bad Boys II is a 2003 American action comedy film directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. A sequel to the 1995 film ""Bad Boys"" and the second installment in the ""Bad Boys"" series, the film follows detectives Burnett and Lowrey investigating the flow of ecstasy into Miami. The film grossed $273 million worldwide, but received generally negative reviews from critics, who singled out the violence, script, length and depiction of women, but praised the visual effects, action sequences, humor, Trevor Rabin's musical score and the acting. Eight years"
"Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) William ""Will"" Smith (portrayed by Will Smith) is a fictional character in the NBC television series, ""The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"". The character of Will Smith is loosely based on the life of his actor of the same name (although in the show 'Will' is short for William, while in real-life it is short for Willard). Smith's charming and mischievous personality earned him the nickname ""Prince,"" which eventually became ""Fresh Prince"". Smith became a successful rapper, but lost most of his money because of poor budgeting. When NBC signed Smith up for the"
"Hancock"" before settling on its final title. Prior to the film's release, marketing consultants attempted to persuade Sony Pictures to again change the title ""Hancock"" because it was too vague for audiences, suggesting alternatives like ""Heroes Never Die"", ""Unlikely Hero"", and ""Less Than Hero"". Despite the advice, Sony stayed with ""Hancock"" and anticipated marketing on the popularity of the film's star, Will Smith. ""Hancock"" had its world premiere as the opener at the 30th Moscow International Film Festival on June 19, 2008. To avoid copyright infringement, organizers took ""unprecedented"" steps to prevent illegal reproduction of the film. For the film,"
"Black Water (2018 film) Black Water is an American action thriller film directed by Pasha Patriki. It stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren in the fifth collaboration between both actors as well as the second time they appear together as on-screen allies. Film was released on video on demand on May 25, 2018 Scott Wheeler (Jean-Claude Van Damme), a deep cover operative awakens along with another prisoner, Marco (Dolph Lundgren), to find himself imprisoned in a CIA Blacksite on board a retrofitted nuclear submarine. Enlisting the help of a rookie agent and another prisoner, he must race against the"