{"id":34336,"date":"2026-05-15T15:12:33","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T19:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=34336"},"modified":"2026-05-22T09:51:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:51:51","slug":"will-smiths-fbi-action-movie-going-straight-to-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=34336","title":{"rendered":"Will Smith\u2019s FBI Action Movie Going Straight to Streaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by Photo Credit: Ben Rothstein\/Ben Rothstein &#8211; \u00a9 2019 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n<p>Will Smith has reportedly been set to star in the action-thriller \u201c<strong>Supermax<\/strong>\u201d which Amazon MGM Studios has acquired from Miramax for a deal around the $70 million mark.<\/p>\n<p>Will Smith has made it clear that he will be playing in David Gordon Green&#8217;s action-thriller Supermax, which revolves around two FBI agents investigating a murder that took place in the world&#8217;s most secure prison.<\/p>\n<p>The project, which represents Smith&#8217;s first non-franchise studio movie in recent years, will be directed by David Gordon Green, who is known for his work in Halloween and Scarpetta.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<p>According to reports, the film will only be available on Amazon for streaming (Ala. &#8220;<strong>Voltron<\/strong>&#8220;, &#8220;<strong>Road House<\/strong>&#8220;), not a theatrical title like the upcoming &#8220;<strong>Masters of the Universe<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>The script written by David Weil and David J. Rosen (&#8220;<strong>Hunters<\/strong>,&#8221; &#8220;<strong>Invasion<\/strong>&#8220;) revolves around two FBI agents who are investigating a murder that took place in one of the safest prisons in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Additional casting is currently underway and the filming is expected to begin in mid-August. Smith, Adam Fishbach, Andrew Rona, and Alex Heineman are producing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Bad Boys: Ride Or Die<\/strong>\u201d is Smith\u2019s only film in the past four years.<\/p>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1774669342741533\" data-ad-slot=\"1211148813\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by Photo Credit: Ben Rothstein\/Ben Rothstein &#8211; \u00a9 2019 Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. Will Smith has reportedly been set to star in the action-thriller \u201cSupermax\u201d which Amazon MGM Studios has acquired from Miramax for a deal around the $70 million mark. 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