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'After Earth' Review: Parents Just Don't Understand

May 30, 2013 By Alonso Duralde 2 weeks ago

Will Smith needs to let his son Jaden figure out what it is he’s good at because, at the moment at least, acting isn’t it

  

'After Earth' to 'Men in Black' to 'Whip My Hair': The Smith Family Showbiz Scrapbook (Photos)

May 29, 2013 By Greg Gilman 2 weeks ago

"The Fresh Prince of Bel Air" was only the beginning...

  

Can Will Smith Turn His Son Jaden Into the Next Fresh Prince of Hollywood? (Video)

May 29, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 2 weeks ago

"After Earth" isn't the Smith family's first showbiz collaboration, but it's one that will test Jaden's box office mettle as one of Hollywood's future leading men

  

The Best, Worst, and Most Ridiculous of the Week: 14 Showbiz Stories You Can't Miss

May 17, 2013 By Greg Gilman 4 weeks ago

"Star Trek" kills J.J. Abrams grand ambitions, Will Smith gets "Wild," Bill Hader peaces out and a Fox reporter's major fail -- all this week in Hollywood.

  

M. Night Shyamalan's 'After Earth' Moved Up a Week to May 31

April 19, 2013 By Todd Cunningham 8 weeks ago

Sony puts M. Night Shyamalan's sci-fi movie with Will and Jaden Smith up against two thrillers

  

Will Smith Nearing Deal to Star in WB's 'Focus,' Sans Kristen Stewart (Updated)

April 17, 2013 By Jeff Sneider 8 weeks ago

John Requa and Glenn Ficarra are directing the grifter tale, which will pair Smith with a new female lead

  

The New Movie Stars: How Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain and Ryan Gosling Are Redefining Stardom

March 26, 2013 By Brent Lang 12 weeks ago

From Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Channing Tatum, the new movie stars are more digitally savvy and more focused on interesting roles than paychecks

  

Will Smith Rejected 'Django Unchained' Because Role Wasn't Big Enough

March 26, 2013 By Brent Lang 12 weeks ago

Will Smith says Django wasn't the lead

  

Will Smith Needs to Lighten Up in Second 'After Earth' Trailer (Video)

March 7, 2013 By Greg Gilman 14 weeks ago

Will Smith stars in M. Night Shyamalan's sci-fi thriller as a father who treats his son like a soldier 

  

CAA Veteran Ken Stovitz Leaves Will Smith's Overbrook for Paradigm

February 27, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 15 weeks ago

Ken Stovitz worked at CAA for 18 years before joining Will Smith at his Sony-based company

  

Sony to Release 'Annie' on Christmas Day 2014

February 27, 2013 By Lucas Shaw 15 weeks ago

"Beasts of the Southern Wild" star Quvenzhane Wallis will play "Annie"

  

Will Gluck Directing 'Annie' Remake, Willow Smith No Longer Involved

January 30, 2013 By Brent Lang 19 weeks ago

"Annie" is no longer being re-imagined as a vehicle for Willow Smith; Sony Pictures will begin looking for a new star

  

'After Earth' Trailer: Will and Jaden Smith Take Father-Son Bonding to the Next Level (Video)

December 10, 2012 By Greg Gilman 27 weeks ago

The first trailer for M. Night Shyamalan's futuristic thriller features the father and son duo navigating a dangerous quarantined planet

  

Jaden Smith Raps About Girls, Growing Up Rich in 'The Coolest' (Video)

September 26, 2012 By Brent Lang 37 weeks ago

Get ready for Jaden Smith: rapper

  

Black List Founder Franklin Leonard Exits Will Smith's Overbrook Entertainment (Exclusive)

September 19, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 38 weeks ago

Black List founder Franklin Leonard joined the Sony-based production company almost two years ago

  

Toronto Film Fest: Robert Redford, Will Smith, Soho House and Somali Pirates

September 10, 2012 By Sharon Waxman 40 weeks ago

The Toronto International Film Festival chugs along with more film gems and movie stars than it has a right to

  

'The Redemption of Cain' Moves Forward at Sony With Will Smith's Overbrook Producing (Update)

August 30, 2012 By Liza Foreman 41 weeks ago

Sony is gearing up towards a 2013 start date to shoot its Biblical epic, "The Redemption of Cain"

  

'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' Is the Bomb With Guantanamo Bay Prisoners

August 9, 2012 By Tim Kenneally 44 weeks ago

Will Smith's 1990s comedy "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" supplants "Harry Potter" as the favored form of entertainment among Gitmo's suspected terrorists

  

Sony Promotes Production Exec Devon Franklin to SVP

July 31, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 46 weeks ago

Franklin, who started his career as an intern to Will Smith, has overseen some of the actor's latest hits at Sony

  

'Devil Wears Prada' Screenwriter Tapped for 'Annie' Reboot

July 26, 2012 By Brent Lang 46 weeks ago

Aline Brosh McKenna will help develop the story of the plucky orphan as a vehicle for Willow Smith

  

Will Smith Sci-Fi Adventure 'After Earth' Debuts Facebook Viral Video

July 17, 2012 By Brent Lang 48 weeks ago

M. Night Shyamalan thriller co-stars Jaden Smith and hits theaters next summer

  

5 Box Office Lessons From the Middle of Summer 2012

June 25, 2012 By Brent Lang 51 weeks ago

The star system is battered, the movies are too pricey and "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" author Seth Grahame-Smith is the kiss of death

  

'Men in Black 3' Passes $500M at Worldwide Box Office

June 13, 2012 By Todd Cunningham 1 year ago

Sony's "Men in Black 3" still has a ways to go to catch the original at the global box office

  

Will Smith Returns to 3D, Fox to Convert 'Independence Day'

May 31, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Roland Emmerich's disaster flick, starring Will Smith and Bill Pullman, will be re-released July 4, 2013

  

'Men in Black 3' Opens to $1.6M

May 25, 2012 By Lucas Shaw 1 year ago

Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin will knock 'Avengers' out of the top spot this weekend

  

'Men in Black 3': What the Critics Think of Will Smith's Sci-Fi Sequel

May 25, 2012 By Brent Lang 1 year ago

Roger Ebert, Peter Travers and A.O. Scott are among the top critics sounding off on "Men in Black 3"

  
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