The actor has regained his status as a blockbuster star thanks to the action saga, and now adds an interesting science fiction project to his calendar.
As we told you a few days ago, the premiere of Bad Boys: Ride or Die It has been the stimulus that Will Smith needed to return his career to the path of success. The controversial slap to Chris Rock seems to be a thing of the past after the devastating success of the buddy movie.
In Sony Pictures They must also think alike, since they have already partnered with the actor for a project that seems perfect for a star of his caliber.
Will Smith has some great hits Science fictionas Independence Day, I’m legend either Men in Black, to cite a few examples. Now, the actor has the opportunity to add another one that could be very interesting.
Is about Resistoradaptation of the novel by the American Daniel Suarez which takes us to a world where a dark organization controls technological advances in an extremist way.
Will Smith seeks another sci-fi hit with Resistor
Although the plot of the script Resistorwritten by Eric Warren Singeralthough the first draft is the work of Zak Olkewiczremains a secret, we know that it adapts InfluxSuarez’s 2014 novel, as anticipated deadline.
The book follows Jon Grady, a physicist who, together with his team, develops technology capable of reversing gravity, which represents a very important advance. Unfortunately for him, far from receiving praise, an agency in charge of controlling technological advances surrounds his laboratory and intends to veto his advances to “prevent the social unrest that it would trigger.”
Jon refuses to follow orders and join them, so he ends up in a high-tech prison with other geniuses who refused to follow orders. Together, they will try to escape to expose this organization that denies technology to the people and limits it to a privileged few.
Will Smith will play Jon Grady, but will also serve as producer of Resistor through your company, Westbrook. The development of the film is advancing little by little and it could be another great success in the genre for the actor, especially after this phoenix-like resurgence.
