3. Every Character Who Saves The World
Did Tom Cruise save planet Earth in War of the Worlds? No. And you know why? BECAUSE HE’S NOT WILL SMITH!!! Only Big Will has the necessary Jiggyness to save an entire planet!
Whether it’s greeting aliens with a punch in the face (Independence Day), or whipping out his “Noisy Cricket” to blast extraterrestrials into a fine goo in Men In Black, Will Smith is the man to call when the planet needs saving. And we all know what happened when robots and/or those freaky I Am Legend mutants tried to run us off – Will Smith to the mother-f’in rescue!
Have you heard that aliens will be taking on the Navy in Peter Berg’s Battleship movie? Berg and Smith already established Hancock as an Earthly protector – I’m sure Big Will has no problem kicking E.T.’s ass all across the seven seas!
What about those nasties from outer space who will be invading the old west in Jon Favreau’s adaptation of Cowboys & Aliens? Well, if you’ve seen Wild Wild West, you already know which cowboy Favreau and Co. need to call for help… HINT: It ain’t Daniel Craig!
Will Smith: Earth's protector
Big Will’s reputation as defender of our planet is so esteemed that there are already calls for him to return to duty in a couple of Independence Day sequels, and Smith himself recently declared that he would once again keep us safe in the cosmos while simultaneously “making 3D look good” in Men In Black III. The man is tireless!
2. Will Smith as Jaden Smith in the Remake of Big
OK, so right now I’m only half-joking. I could actually see this film happening (if it isn’t already), check out the synopsis:
Jaden Smith stars as an “urban youth” whose single mother works all the time, leaving him alone to face Brooklyn’s toughest neighborhood. One hot summer night, the young man steals away to the boardwalk of Coney Island, where he encounters a fortune teller who shows him a future in which he is strong, handsome, wealthy and happy. Just before he falls asleep on the beach, the young boy wishes upon a falling star for his future to come true now, and when he awakes the next morning he’s a full-grown adult, ready to make his prophesied future a reality – with a child’s hope and wonder as his only guides.
Daddy Smith and son Smith would reunite on the big screen for the first time since The Pursuit of Happyness in 2006, and Big Will would once again showcase what a great off-screen dad he is by delivering a funny and touching rendition of his son Jaden’s shining personality. I’m pretty sure that Tom Hanks will approve; with the one-two punch of Jaden and Will in one movie, who wouldn’t approve?
In fact, let’s go ahead and throw Jada Pinkett-Smith in there as the mother and make this thing a Smith family trifecta – I can already smell the cash pouring into the box office!
[EDITOR'S NOTE: If this movie gets made your old friend Outlaw wants a cut of the action! No, seriously, a "finder's fee" will be in order!]
1. Will Smith Playing Jamie Foxx Playing Will Smith in Big Willie: The Will Smith Story
A biopic about Will Smith starring Will Smith? Said one Hollywood exec: “It’s genius! We’ll call it an ‘auto-biopic,’ shoot it in 3D IMAX and charge $20 a ticket!”
Of course, seeing Will Smith walk around the screen as Will Smith wouldn’t be that interesting: to add some “dramatic depth” to the project Will would structure his performance based on Jamie Foxx’s portrayal of Will Smith – exactly the sort of meta-technique we expect from a qualified thespian!
From West Philadelphia born and raised to the heights of superstardom, Big Willie would detail all of trials and tribulations (there must’ve been some…right?) that Will Smith overcame in order to become the Legend he is today (see what I did there?).
Big Will would also write/direct/produce the film – with some help from his lovely wife, of course. Jada would also play herself in the movie, and there would be a dual role for Jaden as both young Will and as himself (for anyone else it might be overkill – but not for a Smith!).
Of course the whole thing would have to premiere in theaters exclusively in 3D IMAX: Will Smith’s life is simply too large for the constrictive dimensions of your standard movie theater screen. None of that 2D nonsense over here – if you want to get an inside look at Big Will’s life, you have to get inside of it!
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So there you have it: a well-plotted road map for Will Smith’s career that will keep him coasting through the next decade and up to that podium at the Oscars where he belongs.
What did you think of our 5 Roles Will Smith needs to play? Have any suggestions for Big Will that you’d like to share? (I know I’ll continue to get them in comment sections all over Screen Rant ;-) )
(P.S. – In case there’s a question, this was all just for fun – THESE ARE NOT REAL SUGGESTIONS (except maybe that Big remake). We all know that whichever roles Big Willie chooses play, they will be golden. The man just shines that bright!
And if you’re wondering why this all sounds so ridiculous – well, this is pretty much how it looks when you pull together every single Will Smith casting suggestion people feed into our comments section every day. Trust us, we’re all too aware of how ridiculous it is 
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I think Will Smith should be the star of the Karate Kid:The next Generation, it makes sense RIGHT?
Of course,it might confuse the heck out of Jaden!
Wow Ken calm down wasn’t calling you an idiot just giving you the accurate info no need to get so defensive.
As for some one already correcting you I apologize I didn’t see that I was responding to email alerts and responded to them in order I saw and responded to you before I saw the person correct you.
Alright, I will calm down since I’m SOOOO extremely worked up, lmao. Speaking of calm down, why are you all crying about this article? If you don’t like it, why are you even here reading it and complaining about it? I’m not being mean, but don’t like seeing you so upset, just compose yourself and read articles you actually enjoy.
Oh Ken wanted to add nothing wrong with not knowing only reason I knew was I just happened to look it up two weeks ago cause my girl friend was asking which came first. I didn’t know cause I can’t stand black panther.
Good grief, Kofi!
That’s like saying Megan Fox is the worlds greatest actress.
You had me thinking it was April 1st there for a moment.
so why are people all up on my man Ken J like that!!! the man said he was mistaken but you peeps keep ram from behind?! this whole page was out of respect for will smith so “if you aint got nothin nice to say… dont say Shi*” lol but for real guys lets all just chill and be friends!!
It’s not their fault, reading comprehension is one of those topics that are often not well absorbed apparently, lol.
For those who understood this, I’m just kidding!
in Ken’s defense, the black panther party was formed in 1966, same year as Black Panther’s first comic appearance (and this is according the Wikipeida so you KNOW it’s credible). does that exclude the possiblity that Marvel borrowed the name? maybe not?
*all in jest btw, it makes no difference which came first and I concede that I should kick myself for possibly reviving this debate*
I have also determined that I cannot think of the words “black panther party” without hearing Forrest Gump’s voice in my head
ID4 Sequels
A sequel or 2 for ID4 is not only doable but could be as successful as the original so long as they are done right like the original ID4. I’ve read (don’t recall where) that many feel an ID4 sequel is not possible that there’s no logical story but that’s just not true and I even threw out a possible idea that was not only plausible but had potential and it played on the same formula that made ID4 a success.
When I walked out after seeing ID4 the first time I had a ‘Feels good’ feeling that I did not experience again until the first TRANSFORMERS film; the kind of feeling where you find yourself actually cheering during the movie for the good guys. ID4 was no INCEPTION or Hitchcock like deep story but not all great movies need to. ID4 was fun, loud and made you say wow and “That’s was awesome” when you left and that same formula worked for TRANSFORMERS. It can work again in a sequel or even a trilogy so long as it’s done right.
I just hope that if they do move forward with this they don’t make the mistake that almost every trilogy seems to and that’s where after the sequel is over the director and everyone else says “yeah we dropped the ball but we learned from that and are striving to make sure the next one brings back to the screen what the original did”.
I take offense at comparing ID4 to Transformers. ID4 was actually entertaining and Transformers was a steaming pile of… Well not suppose to say that word on here so I’ll leave it to the imagination.
That’s kind of dumb Kofi because you can’t truly know if you like it unless you read it. I was interested in the concept at first because I saw the title and thought it was a joke. I kept reading because I can’t start reading something and not finish it a pet peeve of mine. Also I thought there might be something funny (I was wrong).
OK…OK,I get it yesterday i read the first page and some of the comments and thought……how stupid and even agreed with some of the comments. It seems to me that Mr. Smith was getting the short end of the stick. Even though I thought fresh Prince was to after school special stupid and quirky so he really had to do some work to gain me as a fan of any kind. Ali, Seven Pounds,and I Am Legend were the ones that did it for me. I dont think he should play any of the characters that Marvel or DC have in there stable and the references to Smith playing almost any role that is discussed is a bit annoying so….yea I get it.
Nice imitation of Smith, Paul.
U know!
I always had a hard time taking Will Smith seriously when it came to truly dramatic roles. He’s great in movies of pure entertainment…and he does have some acting skill. Maybe I just felt he was miscast for certain roles, or felt some of his dramatic roles were a little cliche. Best hopes for him in regards to dramatic roles….just hope he wont be miscast or put in cliched roles.
Pursuit of Happyness was one role he did alright in actually, and don’t think he was miscast for.
But Ali? Couldnt buy it.
Bagger Vance? Cliche.
Lame! You forgot to include Will Smith as the new James Bond!!
(I didn’t read thru the comments, so excuse me if somebody already mentioned this)
Heeyaa
I love will Smith!!
He is a very nice ehm..,, Boy??
Movies.. Ok.
this site, not my thing.
Sorry,
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