After Earth (aka Will Smith/Jaden Smith/M. Night Shyamalan film SET IN THE YEAR 3000 Anticipation Thread)

... also rhyming it with "I'd rather swallow throw-up"

odd future puppy pack cuddle them all

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m12geJhxPls

general cypher raige

PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS: BEYOND THUNDERDOME

gotta admit, that trailer looked kinda cool

the part about earth evolving to kill humans also suggests this movie might be The Happening: Beyond Thunderdome

maybe it's the unofficial part of 'the happening' universe, like a shymalan 'prometheus'

Will Smith gets baked, eaten by plant.

did they redub his voice? he sounds weird.

i don't want to watch this.

i'll watch this.

-- samuel beckett

gotta admit, that trailer looked kinda cool

― da croupier

Yeah, if I didn't know it was Shyamalan I'd have fairly high hopes. Looks kind of like Brian Aldiss' Hothouse.

Looks kind of like Robinson Crusoe on Planet Avatar.

does Will Smith fantasise about the end of the world a lot or something?

not that i don't

he's definitely fond of movies where isolated and/or messianic - hancock, i am legend, seven pounds, just about everything post-hitch

dude was pushing for a flowers for algernon remake for a while

lol except men in black 3 unless there's a subtext i'm not aware of

well all the MIB movies are about him saving the planet from aliens right

spoilers well he does sacrifice himself at the end and it turns out he is jesus (agent j now makes more sense)

This is such a crazy interview. After reading Going Clear, it seems downright scary:

http://gawker.com/will-and-jaden-smith-give-fucking-insane-interview-abou-510087159

I'm fascinated by the complete and utter lack of any mention of M. Night's name on ANY of the promo I've seen for this one. Billboards, trailers, commercials... NOTHING.

If the focus is Jaden rather than Will, maybe I'll be able to skip this

― whelping at his sandpapery best (DJP), Monday, April 4, 2011 4:11 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

can I just say "PHEW" here

legendary general cypher raige

i liked will's mathemagical insights

the interview didn't seem especially crazy (at least to a greater extent than the Smith family being narcissistic perfectionist showbiz types i already thought them to be), the gawker post is kinda dumb in how it tries to make some really benign passages seem super duper crazy

otm

they didnt seem that nuts, at least for a scientologist acting dynasty. it actually made me like them a little more

It does not surprise me at all that Will Smith sits around watching TED videos all day.

give me a billion dollars, I'll sit around all day watching some bullshit too

I think I've just read too much about Scientology lately, the math and patterns talk seemed more sinister than it would otherwise.

See, that just made me remember that Will Smith allegedly turned down an MIT scholarship in order to rap.

it seems like a typical dorky recurring topic of discussion a 14-year-old kid would have w/his parents.

I hate family dynasties. has there ever been a decent one.

Reynolds/Fisher

Brolins

This one isn't bad: Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, daughter Kelly Curtis, daughter Jamie Lee Curtis, son-in-law Christopher Guest

Carradines

Huston family is pretty dope

Redgraves

lol poly are you scanning this too?

hmm yeah Hustons are pretty inarguable

had no idea Plimpton was a Carradine wtf

yeah that made me go O_O

lol poly are you scanning this too?

A similar but different list, yes.

WHAT? How did I never know that Talia Shire is Jason Schwartman's mother?

I did not know that Muffy from Trading Places is Jamie Lee Curtis's sister! Winthorpe, you dog.

Oh I was confusing Muffy with Penelope. Not as impressive.

Is it true that you alphabetized your laser discs?
Will: Yeah, I’m very, very serious about systems supporting creative inspiration.