Will Smith To Star In Sci Fi Film Brilliance From Legendary And Universal

Will Smith To Star In Sci-Fi Film ‘Brilliance’ From Legendary And Universal

By Germain Lussier/Feb. 20, 2014 3:45 pm EST

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Legendary and Universal will produce and distribute, and they see Brilliance as a potential franchise for Smith in the mold of that aforementioned Tom Cruise vehicle from Koepp. Sakey wrote the first novel as part of a planned trilogy.

Smith is in need of a major blockbuster hit after years on the sidelines and the disappointment of After Earth. He’ll have Focus in 2015, but that seems like a smaller film. Brilliance could be just what the Fresh Prince ordered.