Michael B. Jordan Provides Update on 'I Am Legend' Sequel, Talks Working With Will Smith

Weezer‘s Rivers Cuomo has opened up about the time he worked with Taylor Swift on a commercial and her hailing him as her “musical hero”.Speaking to NME for this week’s Does Rock N’ Roll Kill Braincells series, Cuomo took the time to reflect on working with the ‘Bejeweled’ singer back in 2009. The advert was for the video game Band Hero and featured Cuomo, Swift, Fall Out Boy‘s Pete Wentz and Blink-182‘s Travis Barker recreating Tom Cruise‘s iconic ‘Old Time Rock And Roll’ dance scene from 1983’s Risky Business before the group break out into a performance of Swift’s 2008 hit ‘Love Story’.“I was a teenager when the movie Risky Business came out, so the scene of Tom Cruise dancing in his underwear was iconic and influential for my generation, so to be able to recreate it with a handful of other huge stars was a huge honour,” the ‘Buddy Holly’ singer said.He continued: “Taylor Swift was so gracious and everyone fell in love with her when she came in the room and started talking to us.

With “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” doing incredibly well at the box office, it would appear the Will Smith backlash has officially died. He can still lead a profitable movie and attract millions of fans.

Did the Oscar slap hurt Will Smith’s career? For months, there was talk that the controversial violence at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony in 2022 badly damaged the Academy Award-winner’s career, and studios were abandoning ship from his star. Well, the terrific 2024 opening of “Bad Boys Ride Or Die”—$74 million in its opening weekend, $126 million so far after one week—may have suddenly changed all that.

Jada Pinkett Smith shared a sweet tribute to her estranged husband Will Smith over the weekend, celebrating Father’s Day, and praising him for being a good dad to their kids Willow Smith, Jaden Smith, and his son Trey Smith, from his previous relationship with Sheree Zampino.Jaden Smith and girlfriend Sab Zada turn heads at Will Smith’s movie premiereWill Smith confesses to Lele Pons how she inspired him: Watch the epic videoWill Smith reveals a ghost rushed him out of his hotel room“Will thank you for being a devoted girl dad/boy dad and doing all you do,” Jada wrote, adding, “Happy Father’s Day—you deserve the rest.” Jada shared a photo with the blended family, including Sheree. The group was all smiles pointing at Will, who could be seen taking a nap on a couch on their outdoor patio.Fans of the family praised the family for keeping an amicable relationship amid their marriage struggles and commented on Jada’s friendship with Sheree.

Bring Me The Horizon have spoken about their surprise collaboration with AURORA on ‘Limousine’, revealing it was very nearly another popstar.Frontman Oli Sykes sat down with NME to talk through the Sheffield band’s new record ‘Post Human: Nex Gen‘. There, he explained the choices behind some of his collaborators on the rexord, including AURORA’s surprise appearance on ‘Limousine’.“I know what I wanted on that song and that was someone to bring something that could level it up – someone like a really ethereal, haunting, beautiful, voice,” he told NME.

Will Smith has had some spooky encounters over the course of his life. Over the past few weeks, Smith has been promoting his new film, “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” prompting him to stop by various red carpet events and some talk shows. In an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” Smith recounted one of the spookiest experiences of his life.

guest on the program on Wednesday morning, the American comedian did not mince his words when asked if he spoke to fellow comedian Chris Rock directly after that infamous Oscars slap, courtesy of Will Smith.Schneider recalled being in a “sticky” situation following the incident as he was “an elected official of the union” at the time, so he could not speak freely then. But today, it was a different story.“Will Smith is a tw*t.

Will Smith shares a before and after Hot Wings, where he shed some tears. Yeah, Hot Ones is undefeated.

Will Smith’s latest movie Bad Boys: Ride Or Die has been a box office success in its opening weekend.The fourth instalment in the buddy cop action franchise Bad Boys, and sequel to 2020’s Bad Boys For Life, arrived in US theatres on June 6.Reuniting Smith and Martin Lawrence, and marking Smith’s second return to the silver screen following the infamous Oscars slap incident in 2022, the film was positively received.Alongside generally favourable reviews, the film amassed $56million at the domestic box office, and $104.6million globally. However, in a two-star review, NME criticised the film’s subplots, writing: “As the film’s title hints, Marcus also has a bizarre thing where he believes he can’t die … Needless to say, this irritating idea resurfaces time and again, to diminishing returns.”Compared with other major releases this summer, the film, which also stars Eric Dane and Vanessa Hudgens, was a close second to Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes in its domestic launch, which garnered an impressive $58million.Ride Or Die, which had a budget of $100million also had a successful opening weekend globally, collecting $19.3million in Europe, and reportedly setting franchise records in the Middle East and Latin America, according to The Hollywood Reporter.The first film in the Bad Boys franchise was released in 1995, and featured Lawrence and Smith as Miami narcotics detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett.

Will Smith clearly still has some Ride or Die fans!

Although some advise against working with animals, Will Smith is fondly remembering his time with man’s best co-star.

Does Will Smith have a new woman in his life?

When will “I Am Legend 2” hit theaters?  Michael B. Jordan has no clue, but he’s “excited” to work with one of his childhood heroes on the upcoming sequel.

Michael B. Jordan has shared an update on I Am Legend 2 with Will Smith – see what Jordan had to say below.Speaking to PEOPLE, Michael B.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Michael B. Jordan recently told People that the script for “I Am Legend 2″ is still being written and he’s currently not privy to any filming start date at this time. A sequel to Will Smith‘s 2007 blockbuster was first announced in March 2022, with Smith set to return opposite new cast member Jordan.

It may all be ridiculous if you think about it too much, but this action-comedy franchise still has gas in the tank even 30 years after the fortuitous teaming of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence first hit the beat as notorious Miami cops aka the “Bad Boys.”

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Whatcha gonna do when “Bad Boys” comes for the box office? If you’re a theater owner, the answer is hopefully sell some tickets. Sony’s “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the fourth installment in the Will Smith and Martin Lawrence-led buddy cop series, is targeting $30 million to $50 million from 3,850 theaters in its first weekend of release. As that cavernous range suggests, estimates vary greatly depending on whom you ask.

Teddy Swims has revealed to NME that he recently recorded a song with his “hero” Will Smith.Swims was speak to NME backstage at the recent BBC Radio One Big Weekend in Luton, when he teased his collab with the screen and rap icon.“I don’t know what’s going to happen with it and can’t confirm anything, but just being with him and learning knowledge and wisdom from someone who’s been through it all was crazy,” he said.“I was at his house and trying to FaceTime my mom because she loves him,” he continued. “She didn’t answer but he gave me his number and, the next morning, he texted at 8am saying I could put us all in a group chat.”“He’s the sweetest guy ever,” the Atlanta-born soul-pop singer-songwriter added.Talking about the success of his huge single ‘Lose Control’, which reached Number Two in the UK chart, he said that he always “absolutely” thought it would be a hit.“When we wrote it, that was the first time that I ever felt in my heart that ‘this song is gonna change my life’,” he said.

Will Smith was supported by the most important people in his life on the premiere of his new film. His wife Jada Pinkett Smith and their children, Willow and Jaden, were in attendance, alongside Smith’s eldest son Trey, and his mother in-law, Adrienne Banfield-Norries. Willow Smith says she is not a nepo baby: ‘I would still be a weirdo and a crazy thinker’Jaden Smith and girlfriend Sab Zada turn heads at Will Smith’s movie premiereThe group attended the Los Angeles premiere of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die,” the franchise’s fourth movie, which stars Smith and Martin Lawrence.

Will Smith is back on the red carpet with estranged wife Jada Pinkett Smith for the first time since they announced their separation back in October 2023.