Published 18:13 IST, April 11th 2021

Will Smith's movies that are based on novels, comic books, or short stories; See list

Will Smith has a few movies that are inspired by a novel, comic book, short story, or even a play. Read to know about those films and get detailed information.

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Will Smith is one of most popular actors around world. He has received praises for his performances in many of his films. actor has appeared in a few projects that are inspired by some or literary works. Know about such Will Smith's movies.

Will Smith’s movies inspired by novels, comic book, or play

Six Degrees of Separation

Will Smith’s movies that he got during start of his career, include Six Degrees of Separation released in 1993. plot is inspired by real-life story of David Hampton, a con man, and robber who convinced several people in 80s that he was son of actor Sidney Poitier. It is based on a play of same name by John Guare. Stockard Channing, Donald Surland, Mary Beth Hurt, Bruce Davison, and Ian McKellen are also part of project.

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Men in Black

Among most acclaimed Will Smith’s movies is Men in Black. Released in 1997, science fiction action comedy film is based on Men in Black comic book series created by Lowell Cunningham and Sandy Carrurs. It features Tommy Lee Jonas and Will Smith as two agents of a secret organization that supervises alien lifeforms living on Earth. Men in Black earned great reviews from audiences and was a blockbuster at box office, turning into a franchise.

Legend of Bagger Vance

film is based on Legend of Bagger Vance: A Novel of Golf and Game of Life by Steven Pressfield published in 1995. It stars Will Smith, Matt Damon, and Charlize ron in le roles. sports comedy-drama takes place in U.S. state of Georgia in 1931, showing a down-and-out golfer attempting to recover his game and life with help from a mystical cdy.

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I, Robot

Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Bruce Greenwood, James Cromwell, Chi McBride, and Alan Tudyk starred in I, Robot. It is based on premise suggested by a fixup novel of same name and short stories written by Isaac Asimov. film shows a dystopian world in 2035 that has highly intelligent robots filling public service positions, operating under three rules to keep humans safe. Detective Del Spooner investigates alleged suicide of a U.S. Robotics founder, believing that a human-like robot murdered him.

Suicide Squ

One of most popular Will Smith’s movies is Suicide Squ. It is based on characters from DC Entertainment. plot has a secret government agency sending a group of imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions. Directed by David Ayer, it has Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Viola Davis, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, ewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jay Hernandez, Karen Fukuhara, Scott Eastwood, Ike Barinholtz, and Cara Delevingne.

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18:13 IST, April 11th 2021