Jaden and Will Smith to co-star in M Night movie

[Aerodude73]

M. Night Shamalamadingdong "used" to be a Great & Prolific film-maker, but wow: what the hell happened to him over his last 3-4 films??!

"Maybe" the script is really incredible & the team behind it (Studio, Producers, etc.) is enough for Will Smith

[Show spoiler](Not a DUMB Man by any stretch of the imagination, with a fairly Excellent track record for choosing good projects, right?)

to sign on. IF this turns out good, & M. Night better HOPE it does or he might be done for any somewhat "major" studio to take future chances with him, then maybe his career will Finally turnaround. A very good/"Original" script, a Known & Beloved "Worldwide" Movie STAR, & this could be something noteworthy.

Only time will tell, but I'll take my chances with Will Smith in the lead of pretty much Any movie, no matter Whom the Director might be.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by i_bleed_Cubby_Blu

I doubt Will Smith would sign on unless he thought this was an M. Night rebirth.

Will Smith would sign on if they promised him every third camera shot in the movie, plenty of things to shoot without obligation, a light-skinned Hispanic love interest that he could lecture morality to, a tubby/uptight white guy to humiliate, and the promise that he wouldn't have to play any form of acting characterization whatsoever beyond his own indulgent personality.
And a co-producer credit/percentage, of course.

It's more MNS that came to Smith for a job--
Between this and Airbender, he's trying to get away from his own scripts and sneak back into commerciality on other movies' marketability...I'd wish him luck and good therapy, if Airbender hadn't been so horribly wrong.

And what's with the Jaden hate? Honestly, are you guys serious? It's a little kid! Grow the heck up.

Yeah, it's the dad's fault for thinking the solar system revolves around his hinder...Quit blaming the kid for The Male Angelina Jolie, aka The Ego That Conquered Planet Earth!

(...May we assume I was not a "Hancock" fan? )

Originally Posted by Aerodude73

M. Night Shamalamadingdong

Stop it. Please. STOP IT.

It became a "huhuh-huhuh" high school gag FOUR FILMS ago.

Either force him to legally change his name, or get a new joke.
Yes. We know. But it's since become just as annoying, repetitive and mindlessly one-dimensional. At this point, I'd freakin' watch Lady in the Water just to get away from it.

[Aerodude73]

^^^^^^^^^^^^

Relax. & take your Ritalin.



just messin' around but calm down. it's all in good fun makin' fun of M. Night's name.

[OrlandoEastwood]

Originally Posted by i_bleed_Cubby_Blu

And what's with the Jaden hate? Honestly, are you guys serious? It's a little kid! Grow the heck up. His performance in The Karate Kid and Pursuit of Happiness was certainly great for a kid. Get over yourselves.

Did you see the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still? I find it disturbing that Will Smith would let his kids do any movies.

[Idioteque...]

It's official, Will Smith has lost his mind.

[Offender_Mullet]

^^^ True. I was hoping this would be a The Happening sequel. The first one was such a cinematic classic.

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

Did you see the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still? I find it disturbing that Will Smith would let his kids do any movies.

Yes, he sucked as in that as well as sucked ass in the Karate Kid. His role was so minimal in the Pursuit of Happiness that it really didn't matter.

No way in hell he'd be in any movies if it weren't for how amazingly successful his dad is.

[,deeii]

Sounds interesting, really hope M. Night can make a good movie now. Heard alot of bad things about his last 3-4 movies. Some of his older movies were great though.

[Kyo28]

I wish Smith would stop pushing his son as an actor. The kid can't act if his life depended on it. Time for the Smiths to get over it and move on. I'm seriously, how many more movies does that kid have to ruin before Hollywood wakes up?

As for M Night, I actually thought his Last Airbender wasn't so bad. Watched it the other day on Blu-ray and even though it's an incomplete story begging for a sequel, I actually found it pretty enjoyable.

No, the biggest threat to this movie is Jayden, no doubt about it.

[nolfoc]

Originally Posted by Kyo28

I wish Smith would stop pushing his son as an actor. The kid can't act if his life depended on it. Time for the Smiths to get over it and move on. I'm seriously, how many more movies does that kid have to ruin before Hollywood wakes up?

As for M Night, I actually thought his Last Airbender wasn't so bad. Watched it the other day on Blu-ray and even though it's an incomplete story begging for a sequel, I actually found it pretty enjoyable.

No, the biggest threat to this movie is Jayden, no doubt about it.

I agree with you on Jaden Smith, he is a terrible actor.. its really hard to watch him in movies because hes just taht bad.. but i disagree with you on The Last Airbender.. it has to be up their for top 20 worse movies of all time

[ForEver Blu]

Wake me when Night finally does a sequel to Unbreakable.

At least that remake of "Oldboy" isn't happening.

[Elandyll]

Originally Posted by ArmyOfDarknessAW

I have doubts of an M Night rebirth. The guy made a couple good movies but his last 4 or so sucked pretty bad. I am sure Will may think the script sounds good and it may but it's still directed by M Night so it may turn from good to crap.

I swear some people need to lay off the hate.

6th Sense was great, and so was Unbreakable.

Signs was very good, and so was "most" of the Village.

I really loved Lady in the Water, and took it for what it was, a modern day fairy tale.

Frankly, the only overall bad one I've seen from MNS is The Happening. Good premise, really bad execution and ending.

Even the reviled Last Airbender was actually pretty faithful to its origin (yes I've seen the cartoon since, I thought it was much worse and just as juvenile as the film), given the time and budget constrain.

Has there been a general downward trend, and does he take himself way too seriously? Definitely, yes.

Is he the worst director of all times like some tend to make him? Not by a mile.

Looking forward to hear more about this project, the only thing that worries me is a probable Jaden Smith vehicle carried by Dad. Thought he was just ok in Karate Kid, and awkward in Pursuit. We shall see.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by Elandyll

I swear some people need to lay off the hate.
Frankly, the only overall bad one I've seen from MNS is The Happening. Good premise, really bad execution and ending.

Has there been a general downward trend, and does he take himself way too seriously? Definitely, yes.

If you asked "Does he take his own one-trick marketed artsy-Rod-Serling image too seriously?", I woud simply answer, "

American Express commercial

".
(Call that a "yes". And the ad would be a brilliant parody of stylistic excesses if it wasn't trying so hard to smooch up.)

Is he the worst director of all times like some tend to make him? Not by a mile.
Looking forward to hear more about this project, the only thing that worries me is a probable Jaden Smith vehicle carried by Dad. Thought he was just ok in Karate Kid, and awkward in Pursuit. We shall see.

I actually liked the Happening, as it was An MNS Film (ie., "Creepy would-be-realistic paranoia"), where as Lady, Village and Airbender were..........not.

Thing is, seems more like MNS finally realizes his name alone is box-office poison, and he's trying to "revinvent" himself by latching onto other more sellable and mainstream elements.
Which, for comparison, reminded me of the time Mel Brooks was running out of steam and tried staying "current" by putting Leslie Nielsen in his comedies--It wasn't Brooks and it wasn't Zucker, it was just....something.

[ArmyOfDarknessAW]

Originally Posted by Elandyll

I swear some people need to lay off the hate.

6th Sense was great, and so was Unbreakable.

Signs was very good, and so was "most" of the Village.

I really loved Lady in the Water, and took it for what it was, a modern day fairy tale.

Frankly, the only overall bad one I've seen from MNS is The Happening. Good premise, really bad execution and ending.

Even the reviled Last Airbender was actually pretty faithful to its origin (yes I've seen the cartoon since, I thought it was much worse and just as juvenile as the film), given the time and budget constrain.

Has there been a general downward trend, and does he take himself way too seriously? Definitely, yes.

Is he the worst director of all times like some tend to make him? Not by a mile.

Looking forward to hear more about this project, the only thing that worries me is a probable Jaden Smith vehicle carried by Dad. Thought he was just ok in Karate Kid, and awkward in Pursuit. We shall see.

I stand by what i said. I hated The Village, Lady In The Water, and The Happening. I have yet to see The Last Airbender but after those crappy movies i have no intent to see it. I agree he made great movies but those times are gone imo.

[STD]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Will Smith would sign on if they promised him every third camera shot in the movie, plenty of things to shoot without obligation, a light-skinned Hispanic love interest that he could lecture morality to, a tubby/uptight white guy to humiliate, and the promise that he wouldn't have to play any form of acting characterization whatsoever beyond his own indulgent personality.
And a co-producer credit/percentage, of course.

It's more MNS that came to Smith for a job--
Between this and Airbender, he's trying to get away from his own scripts and sneak back into commerciality on other movies' marketability...I'd wish him luck and good therapy, if Airbender hadn't been so horribly wrong.



Yeah, it's the dad's fault for thinking the solar system revolves around his hinder...Quit blaming the kid for The Male Angelina Jolie, aka The Ego That Conquered Planet Earth!

(...May we assume I was not a "Hancock" fan? )



Stop it. Please. STOP IT.

It became a "huhuh-huhuh" high school gag FOUR FILMS ago.

Either force him to legally change his name, or get a new joke.
Yes. We know. But it's since become just as annoying, repetitive and mindlessly one-dimensional. At this point, I'd freakin' watch Lady in the Water just to get away from it.

You sound a bitter envious human being. You also sound like something else but since I can't prove it and you will deny it I won't mention it.

[jvince]

I still have some hope for Shyamalan. He's too good to keep slumping forever.

His first three films (Wide Awake, The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable) were excellent.

The first 3/4 of Signs was also great, but the final act was disappointing and too convenient for me.

The Village was a good Twilight Zone homage. It would've worked better as part of an anthology, imo.

The Lady in the Water, The Happening, and The Last Airbender all had great concepts but bad execution.

So far, his record in my book is 3-2-3. That's still pretty good, but I'd like to see him go back to being more focused like in his first three.

[nefilim]

will see this - never.

[JediMatt]

Main problem: I have enjoyed exactly ONE of M Night's movies: Unbreakable. Did not like the other 3 or 4 I saw. Think he's highly overrated.

Second problem: very tired of Will Smith pimping his kids out to every project that comes along (see also: Willow Smith/ Jay Z "Annie" remake). Just because you are an actor doesn't mean your kids are too.

[Monkey]

Signs is very good.

The Village is pretty good for most of it.
Unbreakable start off good then quickly turned to crap
The Happening is crap all the way through
Lady in the Water Crap


It is clear he can direct and has talent in that aspect with regards to cinematography . Writing on the other hand should be for somebody else.

[bootsy]

Originally Posted by JediMatt

Main problem: I have enjoyed exactly ONE of M Night's movies: Unbreakable. Did not like the other 3 or 4 I saw. Think he's highly overrated.

Second problem: very tired of Will Smith pimping his kids out to every project that comes along (see also: Willow Smith/ Jay Z "Annie" remake). Just because you are an actor doesn't mean your kids are too.

Yes because there have never been any other actors that got their kids involved in acting as well. How bout get a life and stop worrying about whether Will Smith is pimping his kids or not. You people make me laugh with this. 'Why is Will Smith pimping his kids'. Never heard this with the numerous actors that have their kids follow in their footsteps but now since Will Smith's kids are involved in acting he is 'pimping' his kids.

So i guess Kirk Douglas, Jon Voight, Steven Tyler, Paul Sorvino, Martin Sheen, etc were pimping their kids too. Give me a break.