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Will Smith to Head to THE CITY THAT SAILED or Suit up Again for MEN IN BLACK 3

by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 23rd, 2010 at 9:38 pm

It looks like Will Smith has narrowed his many possible projects down to The City That Sailed or Men in Black 3. After over a year of speculation, Variety reports that the actor will likely make one of the projects his next feature. While, the plot of MIB 3 is unknown, we all know what kind of movie it will be: sci-fi action-adventure. But The City that Sailed is an adventure-fantasy we first reported on back in July of last year. Here’s what I wrote about back then:

Written by Andrew Niccol, the story follows a New York City street magician whose daughter, because of family circumstances (read: Daddy likes the whores), lives in England. In exploring a lighthouse one day, the girl discovers a room with magic candles and wishes to be reunited with her father, causing the island of Manhattan to break away and drift across the Atlantic, the magic candles apparently not having access to priceline.com or any comparable service. I guess the other option is that she could just walk across…if it’s not too deep.

The “Daddy likes the whores,” was pure speculation on my part, but what was true is that Francis Lawrence, who teamed with Smith on I Am Legend, was to direct. Now, that’s not the case and currently the project has yet to find a director. Hit the jump to learn about all the other projects that were on Smith’s plate.

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Francis Lawrence and Will Smith May Re-team for THE CITY THAT SAILED

by Matt Goldberg Posted: July 8th, 2009 at 7:53 pm

After subjecting us all to “I Am Legend” and apparently making no headway with the unwanted prequel for that film, Francis Lawrence and Will Smith may pair up again for the fantastical drama, “The City That Sailed” according to THR.

Written by Andrew Niccol, the story follows a New York City street magician whose daughter, because of family circumstances (read: Daddy likes the whores), lives in England. In exploring a lighthouse one day, the girl discovers a room with magic candles and wishes to be reunited with her father, causing the island of Manhattan to break away and drift across the Atlantic, the magic candles apparently not having access to priceline.com or any comparable service. I guess the other option is that she could just walk across…if it’s not too deep.