Will Smith's first non-franchise studio movie in recent years sees two FBI agents investigating a murder in the world’s most secure prison.
‘Herbert West: Reanimator’: First Look At Joseph Morgan & Katie Cassidy In Fantasy Horror Adapted From H.P. Lovecraft Story Giorgia Whigham, Trevor Wallace, Alyssa Milano & Shea Whigham Lead R-Rated Comedy ‘How The Cookie Crumbles’closed a pact this week for worldwide rights to the Miramax project, which will mark Smith’s first non-franchise studio movie in recent years.
We understand this one will be a streaming play and not a theatrical release. Kate Beckinsale To Star In ‘Twilight Of The Dead’ Movie; North American Deal In The Bag — Cannes MarketAdditional casting is underway — Smith’s FBI agent partner is a female part — with production set to begin mid-August. The pic is written by David Weil and David J. Rosen, known for their work on the TV series.
The Picture Company partners Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman are producing. Smith and Adam Fishbach will produce for Smith’s Westbrook. CAA Media Finance brokered the deal. There was a chance this project would make it to the Cannes market, but the studio swooped in ahead of time to make sure that didn’t happen.
From Amazon, it’s a vote of confidence in the project, but also in Smith.and is his only film in the past four years. Smith is a bet worth taking for a studio. There’s an argument that along with Tom Cruise he’s the most consistent leading man at the box office during the past 30 years, certainly in non-franchise movies. The domestic average alone of his movies across his career is north of $120M.franchise.
This will be his biggest-budget movie to date as a filmmaker. He most recently directed Amazon TV series Weil and Rosen will also executive-produce, alongside associate producer Natalie Laine Williams. Miramax CEO Jonathan Glickman, President of Film Alexandra Loewy, COO Thom Zadra, and SVP Spencer Ela are attached as executive producers. , which Green directed on and executive-produced.
Weil is also writing the Evan Gershkovich film for Edward Berger and Chris Hemsworth-starring action film on May 15, 2026 8:52 pmI’d suggest Cameron Diaz as female lead. I know Will has wanted to work with her for years but then the budget would get too big.
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