Ale Posted December 7, 2007 Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 (edited) Hollywood star Will Smith, in Hong Kong on Friday for the Asian premiere of his new film, said performing in the same movies as his children helped them bond as a family. HONG KONG (AFP) - The actor stars alongside daughter Willow in his latest film "I am Legend," which tells a story of a scientist, played by Smith, who tries to find a cure for virus-infected New Yorkers who turn into mutant humans. He played the role of father to his nine-year-old son Jaden in his last film "Pursuit of Happyness." "For me, it's such a perfect opportunity that they want to act because it's what I know most in this life. How much better could it possibly be that your kids are going to do something that you can actually teach?" Smith said. "Generally, we send out kids to school to learn things that we don't know... it's a perfect bonding... there's this thing that happens that a relationship grows in that way," he told reporters in Hong Kong. Smith would not be drawn on which of his children was more talented judging from their debut performances. The US star also talked about the difficulty in obtaining rights to show his latest film in China, which so far has not allowed it to be released, partly because of the restrictions on the number of foreign films that can be shown there. "We would love to able to find a way to be able to release the film in China. We struggle very very hard to work (things) out," he said. Despite that, his enthusiasm to make movies in China and Asia has not been dampened. Smith, who earned an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of boxing legend Muhammad Ali in the film "Ali," said he had met a representative from the state-run China Film Group about making movies. "There's a few things we are trying to put together... we try to figure out how to get there and make some movies," he said. The actor added he is considering filming in the region, including Hong Kong or China's capital Beijing, for his remake of hit 1980s martial art movie "Karate Kid." "I am Legend" will be released in Hong Kong and the rest of Asia on December 13. http://news.sawf.org/Entertainment/45870.aspx Edited December 7, 2007 by Ale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale Posted December 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2007 Will in Hong Kong http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acsmLcMl2BI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5LHWfWrH7o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZKXFSdttmg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhppBJpkaiM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQAKNCFYidM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Will Smith Might Not Be Legendary in China Will Smith made a grand entrance at the premiere of I Am Legend in Hong Kong yesterday after another press conference (hopefully nobody dozed off this time). He's been making his way across Asia to promote the film, but seems to be having some trouble getting the movie released in China. The country is trying to keep out foreign films in order to stimulate their own entertainment industry but Will still fought for his project, saying, "We struggled very, very hard to try to get it to work out, but there are only a certain amount of foreign films that are allowed in." The movie looks like it has definite blockbuster potential, so hopefully getting banned from China won't have a huge effect on the overall success of Will's movie. http://popsugar.com/863588?sidcheck=1&idcheck=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ale Posted December 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 Will Smith eyes Asian role Actor Will Smith stops in Hong Kong as part of an Asian press tour to promote his latest film, "I am Legend", and talks about his desire to work in Asia. http://video.google.es/videoplay?docid=8895142641186247683 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIsqo Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 The guy is working really hard, so are u Ale, getting us all the latest info, u the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Julie Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 lol funny video. "do i look like i have a problem with unwanted attention?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Julie Posted December 8, 2007 Report Share Posted December 8, 2007 More from the press conferance. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91SOlpqAfTI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 (edited) I Am Legend Hong Kong gala premiere http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsEup9Ev-qQ Edited December 12, 2007 by Ale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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