'Man I’m trying to get Will Smith to do it, been trying to get a hold of him. I've been wanting to work with him for a long time already. That guy's great"...says McG in THIS REPORT at Latino Review. I remember Ben Cross' tragically tepid Captain Nemo in 1997's TV adaptation of the same material, and it's difficult to imagine Smith being any worse (presuming McG's talking about casting Smith as Nemo - as opposed to 'Ned', the heroic lead). And if Smith were to play 'Ned' the heroic lead? Frankly, this feels like the wrong universe for Will. Alas, no matter what McG & Co. do, they'll never equal this Captain Nemo project from 1978: