joetwizzy Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Will Smith and Thandie Newton will star opposite each other in the new drama, “The Pursuit of Happyness.” The movie is based upon the rags-to-riches story of Chris Gardner, who was once homeless and living in a Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Oakland, California. Gardner’s life changed when he met a man driving a Ferrari that was looking for a parking space. “I said, ‘You can have mine. But I gotta ask you two questions.’ The two questions were: What do you do? And how do you do that? Turns out this guy was a stockbroker and he was making $80,000 a month,” Gardner recounted. Gardner started interning at various brokerages while he learned. In the process, he was arrested for failing to pay $1,200 in parking violations and his wife left him to car for their young song without her. Gardner persevered through various hardships and finished the program. He ended up becoming a top producer for Bear, Stearns & Company, in San Francisco and New York and later successfully launched his own firm. Newton has been tapped to play Smith’s estranged wife. The movie is being produced by Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment. The movie is slated for a 2006 release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da Brakes Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 If this all goes right and how I vision, hopefully this is an Oscar nominated movie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joetwizzy Posted September 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 yeah, I think this is gunna be another will smith classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceAngel Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Yeah, this movie sounds really good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Oscar here we come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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