More than a year ago, Sony Pictures Entertainment announced that Will Smith was going to be joining his son, Jaden, in a new sci-fi movie directed byM. Night Shyamalan. During that announcement, Shyamalan had said that ”the chance to make a scary, science-fiction film starring Jaden and Will is my dream project.”
Now, the viral teaser has been released and so far, it looks quite interesting. No, there isn’t actually footage from the film but it does cover a background story to help viewers understand where these characters come from. We learn that the movie revolves around the Raiges, who are “the most influential family in human history,” going all the way back to 1908. The characters that Will and Jaden portray are descendents from the Raiges. Strangely, the story is explained through a Facebook timeline, although I’m pretty sure Facebook didn’t exist in 1908!
AFTER EARTH takes place in the future, a thousand years after Earth’s destruction and humanity’s escape to another planet called Nova Prime. General Cypher Raige, played by Will Smith, takes his son on a journey until an asteroid storm destroys their means of transportation. They end up crashing down on to a damaged and dangerous Earth, as Cypher suffers from life-threatening wounds. His son Kitai, played by Jaden, must take matters into his own hands and recover their rescue beacon. Can Kitai survive alone? Or will he fail to complete his mission?
If you haven’t seen it yet, clickhereand tell us what you think! The movie is set to hit theatres on June 7th, 2013. Yes, just one more year to go.