Will Smith Under The Sea With McG?

By Katey Rich: 2009-01-14 14:09:50

Apparently despite the existence of Seven Pounds, Will Smith is still a hot name in Hollywood. McG is counting on that, too, as he launches his remake of <>20,0000 Leagues Under the Sea and hopes to bring Smith along for the ride. The director, currently out promoting Terminator: Salvation to journalists, told Latino Review after Monday's screening in New York that he's promoting Smith's name to play the lead character, Nemo. "Man I’m trying to get Will Smith to do it, been trying to get a hold of him. I've been wanting to work with him for a long time already. That guy's great."

I mean yeah-- everyone's probably been waiting to work with Will Smith forever. And apparently McG has a real challenge for him, depicting Nemo as more of an obsessed villain than a hero. "The character Nemo in this film is more about obsession, he is obsessed and people tend to forget that when you become so obsessed you end up being the villain.”

Smith as a villain, eh? Interesting indeed. He's probably being challenged to shake things up at the moment, given the not-quite success of Seven Pounds and his potentially weakened image as box office leading man. And Smith ahs never been afraid to take on a challenge-- who else would have willingly taken on I Am Legend? There's no telling if McG will get his wish and snag Smith, but I think we audiences can only benefit from going under the sea Big Willie Style.

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