Published 15:00 IST, December 13th 2020
Will Smith shares how he achieved the transition from 'bad boy' roles to emotional ones
Will Smith has clearly left something that is more than a mark over the course of three decades he has spent in the industry. Know how he did it right here.
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Will Smith has clearly me something that is more than a mark over course of three deces that Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air actor has spent in entertainment industry. One would say that Smith has created a legacy. One look at Smith's filmography is perhaps all it will take for an individual to conclude that Smith cant be casted or put into a box.
list of Will Smith's movies includes action films such as B Boys film series and feature presentations such as Seven Pounds and Pursuit of Happyness. Even most recently, Smith's last two releases, Gemini Man and Aldin, has him playing characters that are very different from each or.
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But, however, one can deduce that veteran actor did go through a bit of a transition. Sometime around 2014-15, actor began moving away from his devil-may-care on-screen avatar towards characters that rank higher on emotional quotient and have a relatively softer way of speaking.
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What probably drove Will Smith towards transition?
An interview with officials at HuffPost could possibly give an insight into driving philosophy behind Smith, who has been challenging himself as an artist since his debut. In an interview with publication house, while sharing his response and commenting on way his son, Jen, has acquired and is promoting a -Fluid style. He spoke about need to get out re and try things. He also spoke about how one has to be comfortable with doing things that people will t necessarily agree with and also touched upon importance of going ahe with endeavours, even though failure seems imminent in back of one's mind.
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Smith also gave reers yet ar clue into how he mand to achieve kind of diversity that he is w kwn for while talking to officials at Sydney Herald. One of most-awaited Will Smith's movies, Concussion, was due for a release around that time.
While talking about secret behind his transition, he spoke about hitting a metaphorical wall in year 2012, a time when he felt that his creative well h run dry and he has done every character, every film and touched upon every subject he could think of to best of his abilities as an actor/producer.
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After realizing same, actor said that he took a break for two years so that he could elevate his artistry. As per Smith, he mand to achieve same by making relationships deeper. Concussion would release nine days after interview.
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Will Smith's news regarding future projects:
As far as future projects are concerned, Smith has an interesting slate of projects in his hand. Films such as King Richard, Many Saints of Newark and upcoming Mortal Kombat movie are said to be in offing. ditionally, Smith will also work on fourth instalment of B Boys film series and his science fiction Netflix film, Bright, will also get a sequel.
15:00 IST, December 13th 2020