Will Smith has been taking a break since Seven Pounds but is starting to get his game face on again as he re-enters the world of acting. I am sure he is swimming in offers, but word has come down that he has narrowed his choices down to two projects.
Men in Black 3 and The City that Sailed.
Etan Cohen (“Tropic Thunder”, “Idiocracy”) has written the screenplay for the third “Men in Black” which will find Smith’s Agent J traveling back in time to meet a younger Agent J, apparently. Tommy Lee Jones won’t be involved (I think he’s retired from this kind of movie now) and it’s previously been rumoured that his “No Country For Old Men” co-star Josh Brolin, would portray J as a younger man.
Ok, I don’t know if that is a typo, or would Agent J be meeting a previous holder of the title J? But considering that they are rumouring Brolin for the role, I would imagine he meant to type Agent K!
Josh Brolin as a younger Tommy Lee Jones? I could see it. However, it might explain why Agent K picks Officer Jason Edwards for the Men in Black program to begin with – explaining that he sees “potential” in him.
But Smith might also pursue The City that sailed
“City that Sailed” revolves around a New York street magician who is unhappily separated from his young daughter. The girl, who moves to London, finds magic candles that make her wishes comes true, with unintended consequences: The island of Manhattan separates from the continent and floats toward England, bringing her dad ever closer.
So will Smith break his self imposed dry spell with an action comedy? Or return to an emotional family drama?
Smith does both very well, so whichever he decides to do is fine by me. Both films intend to film this summer, so I think Men in Black 3 would wait for Smith, while this other project won’t wait for him.
