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Time of India
13-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Will Smith reminisces about the ‘career defining' moment that changed his acting forever
'I Am Legend' actor, Will Smith opened up about the advice he received from director, Akiva Goldsman , gave him while on the set of the film, that changed the course of his career. During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Will Smith recalled his time working with director, Goldsman on films such as 'Robot', 'Hancock', and 'I Am Legend'. Smith called Goldsman his "individual, greatest cinematic collaborator" before explaining a major the two had on the set of 'I Am Legend'. Smith said that Goldsman told him, "We know we have spectacular special effects, and we're going to have action sequences and Francis is going to do wonderful things with zombies and all of that. I need you to forget about it all." Smith then said that Goldsman asked him, "If we were making a stage play and we didn't have all of those things, how would you keep your performance interesting?" Smith went on to say that he still uses this piece of advice, especially for big-budget movies. 'When you're making these big sci-fi movies,sometimes we can get lost in the spectacle. Akiva refused to allow that to happen,' he said. 'I Am Legend', the most recent adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel of the same name, starred Smith as Doctor Robert Neville, a virologist who happens to be one of the only humans left in New York City after a viral outbreak that effectively led to a vampire uprising and the end of civilization as it once existed. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Is it legal? How to get Internet without paying a subscription? Techno Mag Learn More Undo The film follows Neville as he tries to not only survive the vampiric clusters, but also to find a cure for the Krippin Virus, which was intended to be a "miracle cure for cancer. " Throughout 'I Am Legend', Neville meets other survivors and eventually decides to give up everything for a chance to saving the world at large. Even though there have been discussions of a sequel to 'I Am Legend' for almost 2 decades, the planned movie has continued to advance steadily despite its time in Development Hell. Smith revealed the initial idea for I Am Legend 2 and what part Michael B. Jordan would have played in the movie back in April. "What we were gonna do was the prequel, so we were gonna do the prequel. And [Akiva Goldsman] was like, 'But wait, what if we make a new version from the alternate ending, where your character is still alive and you know, Michael B. Jordan's character currently is the head of a new settlement?'" Smith explained. "He's not my son. So there's a settlement in Connecticut."
Geek Tyrant
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
The STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Team Is Looking to Set Up a Soft Reboot of the Original Series — GeekTyrant
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds fans have come to accept the bittersweet news that the series will wrap up after five seasons. But while that may seem like the end of the road, the show's creative team isn't ready to put away their phasers just yet, in fact, they may already have a clever workaround to keep the mission going. At the Season 3 premiere in New York, executive producers Akiva Goldsman and Henry Alonso Myers opened up about what's next. When asked why now was the time to announce the end, Goldsman explained: "It just happened. The truth is, we have been, from the beginning, hoping for a five year mission. And that was the plan, but you also have to not wear out your welcome. 'And the folks who determine whether or not you wear out your welcome [are the ones] who pay. And so, they gave us this abbreviated fifth season right on the heels of giving us a fourth season. Nothing stays a secret." This wasn't entirely their choice as Paramount called the shot, and while the series will complete the five-year mission they initially were hoping for, it's not necessarily the sendoff the creators wanted. Still, both Goldsman and Myers made it clear they're not done dreaming. When asked where the Star Trek universe might go from here, Myers responded: "I don't know. I know Alex [Kurtzman] is going to be doing 'Starfleet Academy.' But my focus is singular. I'm 'Strange New Worlds' all the time. But would I like to get us right up to the edge of ['The Original Series'] and then have somebody call us and say, 'Now make that show!'" That's when Goldsman chimed in saying: "We literally have a fantastic cast and we have incredible sets and we have all these things right there — it's a shame to waste it." The idea here is simple, if Paramount is ending Strange New Worlds , maybe they'll let the same team roll right into a spiritual sequel, one that takes place in the era of The Original Series with the current cast already in place. Seems like a great idea and one that fans of Strange New World would embrace. They've got Ethan Peck as Spock, Paul Wesley as Kirk, and beautifully detailed Enterprise sets ready to go. Why tear it all down when they could just keep the journey going under a different title? Whether or not Paramount bites, it's clear Goldsman and Myers are setting the table. They're not asking fans to say goodbye. Not yet. They're hoping to pass the torch without ever putting it out. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 premieres July 17, 2025, on Paramount+. Source: /Film
