Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT It comes as a surprise that Will Smith and Steven Spielberg have never worked on a movie together, but that doesn't mean they haven't tried. Both the actor and director are among the best in their respective professions. Will Smith is an Academy Award-winning actor and has made billions of dollars at the box office playing charismatic leads in action-adventure movies.
Liefield had written the script and was attached to produce the Spielberg-directed, Smith-starring movie. The writer was invited to celebratory drinks, but when he arrived, he was welcomed by "grim faces." At the celebration party, Liefield explained, "Will stands up, pats me on the back. 'Steven is out, there were producing and merchandise points that we didn't agree on... Gonna be fine.
2 Oldboy Oldboy would have been a remake of the classic 2003 South Korean movie of the same name, and Steven Spielberg and Will Smith teamed up for the project in 2008 . The movie follows Oh Dae-su, who is imprisoned in a cell for 15 years, not knowing who he is or what his captor's intentions are. Spielberg isn't the most obvious candidate to remake Oldboy, as the filmmaker is known more for his schmaltzy sentimentality.