Will Smith rigged his career for $$$. Bill Simmons on Will Smith as an actor.

[rapmastermind]

Total Lifetime Grosses

Domestic: $135,901,094 27.8%

+ Foreign: $352,100,000 72.2%

= Worldwide: $488,001,094

MIB 3 Gross Worldwide after only 3 weeks in theaters. Forgive Will for not wanting to play a Runaway Slave in a western, he already played a "Slave" character in "Bagger Vance" and a Western in "Wild Wild West". MIB 3 was a smart move after taking 4 years off and as it approaches 700 Million Worldwide, Will proves once again he's the biggest box office star in the world. The "Men In Black" Trilogy will have grossed over 1.7 Billion when this is over. So for the person that said, "Noboby will remember MIB 3", 700 Million reasons why that is not true.

With 2 Oscar and Golden Glode Noms already, Will one day will get an Oscar.

 

[vageneral08]

Anytime u bring up russel crowe when talking bout will smith that aint nothing but hate....will smith makes mad money because his movies are that good

how a movie does at the box office is not indicative of its quality.

just because one of 10 people dont think the movie is good to them doesnt mean it actually sucks.....prime example twilight saga....it may not be for you but shit them little white girls love shit like that and to them that's a good movie especially if they're second week numbers are very good

majority opinion isn't indicative of quality either. things like twilight, harry potter, hunger games, etc. are bad examples because those have prior followings due to them having bestselling books. there's more to going to see one of those movies than having your interest built through seeing a trailer. if millions of people enjoyed the books then of course they'll go see the movie.

will is a summer blockbuster dude. people like to be entertained during the summer. putting out an action movie with one or a few stars pretty much guarantees a box office success in that season. i'm not sayin will's movies are trash (some are but whatever). i'm just sayin there's more to his movies seeing a big profit than them actually being good movies.

there's been books stories that made the big screen that some people didnt enjoy and would rather read the book they dont get everything from the book when they make the movie they do leave things out......to me will is doing his thing people everybody is considering him just an actor but he's really a rapper turned actor which was a great move by him

 

[vageneral08]

Leo is a great actor but he's don't have the range on rolls he can do like Smith.

lol ay bruh........

 

[darkrain]

I always thought it was a shame that Will Smith always played pretty much the same character in every movie. Sure, there will be a tinge of bad ass-ness here (Bad Boys) or heart-breaking player there (Hitch), but for the most part, his characters are him, don't get me wrong and I enjoy watching him, but after every film I see him in, I expect the credits to say...Will Smith, played by Will Smith.

Seriously, look at his movie upcoming list:

Bad Boys 3

I, Robot 2

Hancock 2

Are you fucking kidding me?. Seriously, who wants to watch those movies?. I haven't seen MIB 3 and won't bother to watch it.

 

[CottonCitySlim]

Lol @ the folks in here upset he wont play a slave in a quinten tarrentino movie, not many will...dude seems lowkey racist sometimes. But yall happy the black man get to kill massa after he bought and raped his wife..and she probally end up falling for leonardo so choke on that...vintage tarrentino twist. Fuck that movie.

 

[S.jR.]

So Will's next finished movie is an M.Night flick? Will must really getting paid to help save his career and make another bankable movie. What happened to the Last Pharaoh film...

 

[SleepwalkingInJapan]

fuck the bullshit Will and Denzel are remaking this flick...

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[RawAce]

Uptown Saturday Night?

Man,

wonder if they will do Lets DO It Again

 

[rip.dilla]

Who's gonna take over the mantle from Denzel as the major Black actor when he gets grey and old?

Definitely not Will Smith. LOL

 

[deadeye]

The writer (who is Caucasian by the way)

Not surprised.

 

[deadeye]

C'mon, b. How many times have ppl on this board said that Will needs to switch it up and play a villain already. Srsly, Will. Play. A. Fucking. Villain. A psychopath. He'd CRUSH that kind of role in a summer blockbuster. Do a Face-Off type flick w/ Denzel or summin damn. Shieeeeit Training Day HELPED Denzel's drawing power.

He won't play that kind of role because he knows he wouldn't be convincing.

I mean...seriously...Will Smith???

Playing a villain???

I may be wrong, but I can't see it.

He's a good actor, but he's not on Denzel's level.

 

[BK Product]

I always thought it was a shame that Will Smith always played pretty much the same character in every movie. Sure, there will be a tinge of bad ass-ness here (Bad Boys) or heart-breaking player there (Hitch), but for the most part, his characters are him, don't get me wrong and I enjoy watching him, but after every film I see him in, I expect the credits to say...Will Smith, played by Will Smith.

Seriously, look at his movie upcoming list:

Bad Boys 3

I, Robot 2

Hancock 2

Are you fucking kidding me?. Seriously, who wants to watch those movies?. I haven't seen MIB 3 and won't bother to watch it.

raises hand......

 

[CeLLaR-DooR]

C'mon, b. How many times have ppl on this board said that Will needs to switch it up and play a villain already. Srsly, Will. Play. A. Fucking. Villain. A psychopath. He'd CRUSH that kind of role in a summer blockbuster. Do a Face-Off type flick w/ Denzel or summin damn. Shieeeeit Training Day HELPED Denzel's drawing power.

He won't play that kind of role because he knows he wouldn't be convincing.

I mean...seriously...Will Smith???

Playing a villain???

I may be wrong, but I can't see it.

He's a good actor, but he's not on Denzel's level.

And that is the issue...You can't see it...I can't...They can't...you can see Leo playin' any role...

 

[young chad]

What....the fuck...did I just read?! The ONLY reason I kept reading was to see just how deep the hatred in this article actually ran. I really do hate when people say "so and so actor doesn't push himself far enough"...those are the same people who look at Heath Ledger's death and say "wtf that idiot pushed himself TOO far, it's just a movie..geez"..

Who in their right mind would do something to please someone else, especially when their main concern is making sure their family is eating good. The REAL fact of the matter is, "certain folks" are mad that the biggest person in Hollywood is a BLACK MAN..and I almost never pull the race card but DAMN. Bruce Willis plays the same role in every fucking movie...from Die Hard to G.I. Joe, with a little Surrogate and Expendables sprinkled in...same with countless other big name stars Tom Cruise, Ryan Gosling, shit even Denzel if we being real. Mofos mad because they see Will has staying power and is NOW passing it on to his children and they are becoming bankable..THAT is pissing people off...all this hate is unnecessary from the author of this article!

 

[young chad]

And by the fucking way...Will Smith's entire career is "a chance"...this writer might not know just how hard it is to get a film funded LET ALONE something with a black lead character and a budget over say...5mil...Will Smith has knocked down a lot of the same doors in the movie biz as he did in the music biz...it's fucking sad that people give him the same criticism (always in hindsight mind you) when people come behind him and do things slightly bigger, maybe even better...BECAUSE he opened the door for them to do so. Will Smith is truly a once in a generation type of human being when it comes to entertainment...he's MICHAEL JACKSON without the pain pill addiction/affinity for remaining a 9 year old...Will Smith honestly gets WAY too much flack for being a "good" guy. WTF @ this article "he'd never show us bad cop Will Smith "bad husband will smith" etc..and WHY the fuck should he?! We get enough "black people are subpar humans" in movie type roles...we don't need our biggest star taking those roles too...in reality they WANT him to take those roles so he can be humbled and have "someone else" over his head...knock him down a rung and say..."stay in your place nigger, and appreciate what we give you"...who the FUCK wants to see Will Smith as Django unchained...killing crackas in a movie where the black lead is getting repeatedly raped...he has INTERNATIONAL fans that ARENT about that SLAVE LIFE to please...Japanese, British, Russian fans etc don't want to see Will Smith taking a whip to the back...only white america wants to see that shit...

 

[FucktheIC]

Niggas said Depp the GOAT actor like Daniel Day-Lewis retired or some shit.

 

[PiffyHaze]

And by the fucking way...Will Smith's entire career is "a chance"...this writer might not know just how hard it is to get a film funded LET ALONE something with a black lead character and a budget over say...5mil...Will Smith has knocked down a lot of the same doors in the movie biz as he did in the music biz...it's fucking sad that people give him the same criticism (always in hindsight mind you) when people come behind him and do things slightly bigger, maybe even better...BECAUSE he opened the door for them to do so. Will Smith is truly a once in a generation type of human being when it comes to entertainment...he's MICHAEL JACKSON without the pain pill addiction/affinity for remaining a 9 year old...Will Smith honestly gets WAY too much flack for being a "good" guy. WTF @ this article "he'd never show us bad cop Will Smith "bad husband will smith" etc..and WHY the fuck should he?! We get enough "black people are subpar humans" in movie type roles...we don't need our biggest star taking those roles too...in reality they WANT him to take those roles so he can be humbled and have "someone else" over his head...knock him down a rung and say..."stay in your place nigger, and appreciate what we give you"...who the FUCK wants to see Will Smith as Django unchained...killing crackas in a movie where the black lead is getting repeatedly raped...he has INTERNATIONAL fans that ARENT about that SLAVE LIFE to please...Japanese, British, Russian fans etc don't want to see Will Smith taking a whip to the back...only white america wants to see that shit...

trill shit

 

[Swiffness!]

I, Robot 2

I, Robot 2? Srsly b? I'll even give ol Black-Superhero-Who's-Weakness-Is-Literally-White-Women sequel a pass, but I, Robot 2? Who the fuck even remember that flick?

 

[darkrain]

I heard that Last Pharaoh got cancelled? Is it true?

 

[High Revolutionary]

Don't forget dude turned a full scholarship to M.I.T. He's not the typical "rapper-turned-actor." Furthermore, this is blatant hating.

Props on the 6 Degrees thing, though. I thought for sure he kissed dude. Will even undid Chappelle's theory on how they always want to punk a black man by making him do something gay (cross dressing, wearing a dress, being gay, etc.).

Not exactly, according to wikipedia:

It is untrue, though widely reported, that Smith turned down a scholarship to attend the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); he never applied to the school, although he was admitted to a "pre-engineering program" there. According to Smith, "My mother, who worked for the School Board of Philadelphia, had a friend who was the admissions officer at MIT. I had pretty high SAT scores and they needed black kids, so I probably could have gotten in. But I had no intention of going to college."