OUR Will Smith expected to serve as producer on the film adaptation of the novel”Shine“, as confirmed by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Emmy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (“Ms. Marvel”).

Marcus Saki’s book is dedicated to Nick Cooper, a federal agent whose mission is to identify the 1% of non-neurotypical people who are called “brilliant” and who are born with special abilities. Nick is the father of a “brilliant” daughter, but he also has his own characteristics. In particular, he has the ability to see into the future in an attempt to stop a civil war.

This is the actor’s first film work since he slapped American comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars when the latter insulted Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, by joking about her shaved head. Smith suffers from alopecia.

After being slapped on stage, Smith apologized, but the Academy had previously banned him from attending the Oscars for the next 10 years. AppleTV+ movie Emancipation, directed by Antoine Fuqua, is rumored to release in December. As of yet, a release date has not been announced.

“The last few months I’ve been thinking and working on myself a lot,” the Oscar-winning actor said in a video about his role in King Richard. The actor said he “lost his spot” during the ceremony following the “attack”.

According to IndieWire