Will Smith Gossip

James Gunn’s not-a-reboot-but-not-really-a-sequel-either Suicide Squad movie is filming in Panama, which means set photos are emerging that show characters old and new suited up for their do-over. There are blurry shots of Margot Robbie sporting a new look as Harley Quinn, and she is joined by David Dastmalchian as Polka-Dot Man, Daniela Melchior as Ratcatcher, Steve Agee in a mo-cap get-up for King Shark, and Idris Elba suited up as a mysterious character. Full Story

Seventeen years after Bad Boys II, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return for Bad Boys for Life, which is equal parts sequel and soft reboot. If you’re thinking that a “seventeen years later” Bad Boys movie will be full of dad jokes and aging references, you will be right. The humor in Bad Boys for Life is ENTIRELY dad jokes and aging references, which are either about how old Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are now—although they barely look five years older than they did in 2003—or how young the new crew is (don’t worry, we’ll get there). Full Story

Aladdin had a shame-faced ad campaign that made it seem like Disney was embarrassed of the movie, and the most interesting thing about Aladdin was #HotJafar Full Story

We are two months out from the release of Disney’s live-action Aladdin remake, and we are only just now getting a full trailer. Usually, two months out from release, we’d be getting the final of two or three trailers, but Aladdin apparently works in reverse. Now that we have a trailer, though, what can we tell of Aladdin? Well, for one thing, it looks like a joke. Full Story

DC Films is going ahead with a Suicide Squad sequel which will be written, and probably directed, by James Gunn. Though it is currently referred to as Suicide Squad 2, it sounds less like a sequel and more like a soft reboot, as has been the case with DC movies recently that just pretend like the Zack Snyder stuff didn’t happen. Full Story

If there was an Oscar for Best Performance on Social Media – and there probably will be one day – the inaugural winner should be Will Smith. He is so f-cking good at this and…so repeatedly good at it. You remember his #InMyFeelings challenge. All the times he punks his kids. His willingness to be the fool. Full Story

Bad Boys 3 aka Bad Boys For Life (what else would the title be?) began shooting yesterday. Here are new shots of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence on set in Atlanta today. Bad Boys, the original, came out in 1995. This was Michael Bay’s first feature film, made for under $20 million, and a success at the box office, despite medium to not-so-good reviews. Full Story

Will Smith turned 50 yesterday. If there is anyone who could steal Lainey’s birthday thunder, it’s Will Smith. Will’s birthday was a production. It was a livestreamed event. At 6pm eastern standard time yesterday, Will Smith had millions of people around the world watching him “heli-bungee” jump (yes, out of a helicopter) for his birthday. Full Story

Will Smith's Instagram brings me so much joy. I am not alone in this. Lainey wrote about the joy Will's Instagram brings to her life last month. It is not a secret that Will Smith is GREAT at Instagram. Full Story