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Capone With Will Smith!! How STAR WARS Changed Will's Life!! An I AM LEGEND Tidbit!! + THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS!!

Neato! by duct tape wallet	Dec 14th, 2006 10:17:18 AM
Will. Smith!
I am legend... by duct tape wallet	Dec 14th, 2006 10:20:10 AM
Please don't suck! Please don't suck!
1994? by REDD	Dec 14th, 2006 10:31:33 AM
"I think it was in 1994; I was in the Righa Royal hotel in New York. It was July 5, and I was looking out of my room and I could see the Zigfield Theatre. The line came out of the theatre, went around, all the way around the block, all the way around another block, came back, and then went across the street. And it was for Independence Day." Will, 'Independence Day' came out in 1996.
Thanks, Capone by Doctor_Sin	Dec 14th, 2006 10:32:17 AM
Wow -what a great read. I wish more stars had these kind of epiphanies. He really had deep, real, honest answers and not "Hollywood" answers. Thanks again for this post, even if his response to your "I Am Legend" question seemed a bit rushed and a little cheesy.
You should have asked... by Some Dude	Dec 14th, 2006 10:32:47 AM
...why his son has to have all four of his names on the poster. Another good question would have been why they even pretended having auditions for the role of the kid in the first place.
Wow by BigFo	Dec 14th, 2006 10:38:28 AM
"I want to be able to create things that make people feel the way I felt sitting with Nelson Mandela." That's quite a goal. Maybe he could play Mother Theresa.
people waited in line for two years for ID4? by durhay	Dec 14th, 2006 10:38:59 AM

Oprah's audience was clapping beause... by Some Dude	Dec 14th, 2006 10:39:25 AM
...they are a bunch of retarded robots, not because of little Smith's performance was really the best since Tatum O'Neal. Sorry, Will, but the applause was not for your child, but for you. If the child was not yours, he would not be on that stage. Good luck with "his" career. Can't wait to hear clips of such interviews on the Stern show. They love to play clips of actors yammering on about how so-and-so is the greatest actor ever, blah, blah, blah.
I am hyped by Talkbacker with no name	Dec 14th, 2006 10:44:42 AM
so looking foward to I am legend that my willy just did a burp!
LUcas Nerd??? by THE KNIGHT	Dec 14th, 2006 10:49:25 AM
I'm so there...
"That wouldn't happen anywhere else on earth." by johnnyfavourite	Dec 14th, 2006 11:09:18 AM
Bullshit! Has he ever lived for a long period of time in another country to come to that ignorant conclusion?! What a knob-jockey! I hope Pursuit of Happyness dies a slow and painful death!
Phili is the winner this Christmas by antonphd	Dec 14th, 2006 11:09:53 AM
Rocky and Smith both doing great inspirational movies!! What a great holiday season!!
It's Gonna Suck...It's Gonna Suck by Gunslinger1919	Dec 14th, 2006 11:14:30 AM
I AM LEGEND is GOING TO SUCK. It has to. You don't turn a character driven pieces like Matheson's I AM LEGEND into an action movie. You just don't. A quiet thriller maybe, but not an action movie. And you KNOW they'll kill the ending, thus completely negating the whole reason for the title of what is, IMHO, one of the greatest horror novels of our time. --G
Will 'Legend' stay true to Matheson's classic? by KillaKane	Dec 14th, 2006 11:15:23 AM
I doubt it, but I'm hoping that 'they' don't turn it into a bullshit Fresh Prince jiggy-fest. Needs to be darker than Omega Man, edgier survival horror with more emphasis on Neville's struggle with solitude and paranoia (as well as the anticiated Smith armed up to the teeth driving around in a pimped up ride wasting vampires!)
"a bullshit Fresh Prince jiggy-fest" by Doctor_Sin	Dec 14th, 2006 11:24:51 AM
That quote NEEDS to be on the cover of the DVD release. I love it.
What made you think that you could beat Mike Tyson? by Spandau Belly	Dec 14th, 2006 11:36:27 AM
Seriously, even with DJ Jazzy Jef in your corner.
I Am Legend.... by dead000	Dec 14th, 2006 11:39:39 AM
Capone, thanks for popping that final question. Ever since I read the current shooting draft for the flick my faith in the production was definitely restored. Granted it makes me vomit slightly in my mouth to believe Akiva Goldsman's name is on it but it works and is fun nonetheless. Remember the loneliness and dread that had been established in 28 Days Later, well at least the first portion of that film? It's here and the script HAS NOT been tampered with to play to Smith. He is right stating you should be looking forward to it. Being a fan of the original story, I understand you cannot ever truly be pleased with Hollywood's liberties at adapting literary properties but you should be appreciative to the fact that if the film is successful, at the very least more people who were not inclined to read it from the get go will stumble upon it and fall in love with it as much as you did.
I love Will Smith by Seph_J	Dec 14th, 2006 11:43:37 AM
Forever and ever. Charisma. Says it all.
Mao on his wall? by Mon-El	Dec 14th, 2006 12:06:01 PM
Why would he have a picture of Mao on his wall?
Will Smith is a terrible actor by Nezzer6364	Dec 14th, 2006 12:17:00 PM
It’s no surprise that he a child could see how bad his acting is. Will believes too much in his own hype. Just reading his answers to the questions you can tell how full of himself he is. “But at the same time, I felt the truth and the ceiling blew out on how big I could actually be.”
I guess johnnyfavourite is a limey. by Tacom	Dec 14th, 2006 12:26:47 PM
Judging from his post and that he spelled "favorite" with a u, that he's a limey. He's right, there are places other than America that this story can happen, like the UK. However, in this country we'd actually be happy for him and not have the British attitude of knocking success.
Tacom by johnnyfavourite	Dec 14th, 2006 01:04:08 PM
Irish actually, the british have the same attitude of being the centre of everything. It is not knocking success, it is the maturity of being aware of a wider world.
typical by johnnyfavourite	Dec 14th, 2006 01:42:26 PM
an ignorant presumption from an ignorant american, and after a genuine rebuttal.....silence. no wonder your foreign policy sucks and blows, and the world laughs....but because of your ignorance and pomposity is also in fear. Dumbasses.
durhay by El Scorcho	Dec 14th, 2006 01:57:02 PM
Best line ever. I was in fact one of those people who waited in line two full years for ID4, and I can't say it was worth it. Will sounds incredibly cocky, but at the same time like a genuinely decent guy. Which is weird, because that's essentially who he plays in the movies.
And actually... by El Scorcho	Dec 14th, 2006 01:58:37 PM
the US is the greatest country on earth. Sorry to burst your bubble.
They'd better... by Han Ol' Buddy	Dec 14th, 2006 01:59:42 PM
...have him die at the end. If not, why even call it I Am Legend.
Damn you Michael Bay by MCMLXXVI	Dec 14th, 2006 02:13:17 PM
Damn you Michael Bay
Read the book this past summer - finnally! by kinghenryVIII	Dec 14th, 2006 02:18:15 PM
And it was a great read. New York better look like hell. And it better be depressing and a mind fuck with ol Wllie going crazy and doing blood tests. I'll be there in the first 2 weeks watching.
Thanks Doc, I just hope it does'nt blow that bad... by KillaKane	Dec 14th, 2006 02:19:34 PM
to warrant such an endorsement! ;-)
DamnYouMichaelBay by johnnyfavourite	Dec 14th, 2006 02:39:07 PM
Besides your pathetically defining name, you have no right and, no doubt no education to even get into an arguement like that. Finish school and educate yourself you fucking sore.
DamnYouMichaelBay by johnnyfavourite	Dec 14th, 2006 03:39:07 PM
You, being an ignorant Cunt of an american, tell me 1 fucking historical fact about Ireland or its involvement with England! Cro Magnon Genetics....You Dumb As Fuck Amoeba, ye all, besides the hundreds of thousands of native americans, are the dispicable population that disgustingly claims, through bullying and violence, to be the greateat nation on earth! Pity 9/11 didn't wipe ye cocksuckers off the face of the planet!
johnnyfavourite: Answer this question. by one9deuce	Dec 14th, 2006 03:47:19 PM
Why have so many Irish people migrated to America?
Getting’ Jiggy With It by Evil Chicken	Dec 14th, 2006 04:09:10 PM
“I'm 38 now; my knees are starting to say, "You know what?"” Amen. I love this guy. He’s a local (for me from right across the river). He’s been in some great popcorn flicks and his head is still screwed on right – that’s saying something. A “Star Wars” fan ta boot? Nice. I hope that, “Pursuit of Happyness” earns him another nod from the Academy. Lookin’ forward to “I Am Legend” too. Good stuff, Capone – thanks.
If you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao... by SK909	Dec 14th, 2006 06:13:24 PM
you ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow - didn't Will get the memo from John Lennon?
Points given for being a Star Wars geek by Lando Griffin	Dec 14th, 2006 06:31:48 PM
but points deducted for the poster of Mao. What is it with celebs and their love for commie despots? (Jay-Z wearing a Che shirt - does he even know who Che is?)
johnnyfavourite by Lando Griffin	Dec 14th, 2006 06:37:56 PM
if by your posts we were to lump all irish together, like you do with all Americans, we would gather that you were all a bunch or retarded, snake chasin, potato eatin, douches. (drunken is implied) Just for your monumentally asinine comments your mother is getting a steady diet of Ass to Mouth tonight. Good night and fuck you!
How about a SPOILER WARNING?! by brokentusk	Dec 14th, 2006 06:43:34 PM
For fuck sake.
Nostradamus predicts WWIII begins with AICN TBs! by Doctor_Sin	Dec 14th, 2006 08:51:44 PM
"The shamrock and the eagle shall each voice discontent / While the prince of Bel-Air gets jiggy / A War of Flame shall engulf the masses / An eleven year-old cries, 'Mockery!'"
Sigh - I think Johnnie's one of the locals who piss on by half vader	Dec 15th, 2006 12:39:44 AM
the Blarney stone before the tourists get there to kiss it.
He's not a great actor by veritasses	Dec 15th, 2006 12:53:25 AM
In general, there's no depth/substance in his performance. He was ok in Ali but I wouldn't call it a first rate performance. And in his interviews, he's a bit over the top and blows too much hype which comes across as phony and can be quite irritating. But he seems like a nice enough guy and I can respect that he's at least challenging himself with different roles.
If Smith wants to be a great actor.... by Doc_Strange	Dec 15th, 2006 02:34:35 AM
He really needs to check out the method school of acting. Seriously.
The Irish bear hatred for Native Americans? by Immortal_Fish	Dec 15th, 2006 11:05:08 AM
At least according to that ray of sunshine 'johnnyfavourite' up there. Learn something new every day. Any reason why?
Geez, sorry about calling JohnnyFav "British" by Tacom	Dec 16th, 2006 11:05:22 AM
Wow, one little comment turned into a whole thing. FYI, the Irish are a HUGE part of America. A lot of my heroes are Gaelic: John Ford, JFK, James Cagney, John Wayne, Gregory Peck, John Huston, Gene Kelly, Conan O'Brien, Dusty Springfield, and from '83-'92, U2. To quote Bill Murray from STRIPES, Americans are mutts and underdogs. I don't care how powerful as a country we might seem to the rest of the world, we'll always see ourselves that way.
Oh, I forgot to add Stephen Colbert by Tacom	Dec 16th, 2006 11:07:56 AM
He may have a French-sounding name but he's an Irish Catholic. BTW, can we all agree the French suck?
SMith is no Stallone and no great actor by Johnny Kovac	Dec 17th, 2006 02:59:57 AM
He is a politician and i don't think a great actor. His big break was Six Degrees of Separation and he sort of disgraced the profression by punking out on the love scene with a man (his character was gay). So - i don't really think Smith is a talented actor. I will tell you he is amiable and a great booster and salesman for his films. But - he is no artist and no great actor. He's sort of a punk - if he pulled strings to get that role in his first movie - and then backed off on the love scene.
I AM LEGEND is ruined... by football	Dec 17th, 2006 07:22:24 AM
I've never seen Will Smith in anything good and never will cos he's a crap actor. I Am Legend is a classic story written by a white for whites. If there are any good black writers out there then may I suggest you create your own mythos and characters and stop plagiarizing. This isn't a black vs white rant, just a creative one!!
apologies by johnnyfavourite	Dec 17th, 2006 01:53:24 PM
hello there, i just wanted to apologise for my ridiculously over -the- top reaction. I sincerely do not wish my immature comments on anyone. As far as your comments regarding the IRA are concerned, all i can say is i have always thought their methods were disgraceful and have always held the belief that they are scum and have ruined many an innocent life. Northern ireland has nothing to do with me and honestly couldn't care less whether it be governed by the british or irish. I live in the south and have only ever visited once and found it a forgettable experience. I don't like the stereotypical, cliched views other countries have of the irish, but am not too bothered at the same time. Again, sorry for my outburst, i do feel ashamed, have to sort the old temper out.

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