Will & Jaden Smith's Next Goal: Make an M. Night Shyamalan Film
Mon, April 4, 2011 
For all the shit the Internet has given Will Smith for pushing his kids in the spotlight (as unhealthy as its proven to be for, oh I don't know, most child actors thanks to their stage parents), the general public doesn't seem to mind. Hell, they appear to be just as charmed by Jaden Smith as dear old Mom and Dad are at home.
Throw li'l Jaden in a "feel-good/inspirational" big Christmas release with Sir Willie (The Pursuit of Happyness), and it's a big hit. Slap him in that already-unnecessary The Day the Earth Stood Still remake and they're still lapping it up, and just last summer they proved their power after The Karate Kid remake kicked the shit outta Hannibal Smith & the A-Team.
So, what's the next other untouchable thing the Smiths can turn to gold? How about an M. Night Shyamalan film? Most of you kids were in diapers when he last made a good movie.
Sony has announced today that Will and Jaden will both star in an untitled sci-fi adventure film to be directed by Shyamalan. Here's the bare-bone, non-spoilery plot synopsis:
"Set 1,000 years into the future, the project centers on a young boy who navigates an abandoned and sometimes scary Earth to save himself and his estranged father after their ship crashes."
The story originated back in October via Heat Vision and was at the time, presumably no longer, under the working title One Thousand A. E.
Reader Comments (1)
This so obviously a ripoff of Titan A.E.
Nothing is worse than a parent running their kid's acting career. It will end in disaster.