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Will Smith Visits Japan Karate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJr0C67a2xQ&hl=es

I disagree. If this wasn't a WS movie, 'Seven Pounds' would have never made 150 M worldwide.

Hehe, well thanks for sharing anyway, Sandy :thumbsup:

Hollywood's Most Valuable Actors John Burman, 02.10.09, 12:00 PM EST Our inaugural Forbes Star Currency survey asks industry insiders what they really think of the talent in Tinseltown. These 20 come out on top. Will Smith won't take home anything shiny at this year's Academy Awards, but members of the entertainment industry say he's tops at mining real gold, a more critical skill given the current economy. Smith ranks first in our inaugural Forbes Star Currency survey, an exclusive look at what the business side of Hollywood really thinks of more than 1,400 working actors when it comes to ensuring the financial success of film projects. Smith was the only person to receive a perfect score of 10, edging out Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio and Angelina Jolie, who all tied for second with scores of 9.89. Others in the top 20 include Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon. It's an all-star cast that shows consistent muscle in attracting financing and generating global box office revenues. They also have hefty celebrity personas that grab press attention, creating valuable awareness for their projects. There's a considerable amount of acting talent there, too. Consider that, of the top 20 names alone, 16 have been nominated for an Academy Award in the acting categories. Collectively, they have a combined 69 nominations and 15 wins, pending the outcome of the Feb. 22 ceremony, which sees Pitt, Jolie and Streep up for honors. Are the names in the upper reaches absolute guarantees for box office performance? Of course not. (Just ask George Clooney about Leatherheads). But they will help you get a film made. The Forbes Star Currency survey was sent to entertainment industry members globally asking them to use a provided scale in ranking 1,400-plus actors as individuals on a range of attributes regarding their participation in a film, including the actor's ability to attract significant financing to a project with their involvement; if their presence guarantees theatrical distribution; if they significantly drive theatrical box office performance; and if their involvement is an essential component in securing rights deals for revenue streams including DVD, pay/free TV, etc. The survey's debut is Forbes' most recent entry in compiling data and analyzing the business of entertainment. Forbes conducted the survey Sept. 3, 2008, through Nov. 16, 2008, in conjunction with Erdos & Morgan, a New York-based independent research firm that advised Forbes on the survey, as well as handled the tabulation and ranking of the results. The results were converted into scores ranging from 0 to 10, with 10 being the top. Smith won for good reasons. Look at his numbers: --His films have raked in more than $5.2 billion at the box office worldwide (through Feb. 1, 2009), according to Exhibitor Relations Co. ($2,313,659,825 in North America; $2,925,750,000 internationally.) --Seven of his live-action films opened consecutively in the No. 1 spot at the North American box office, from Men in Black II (2002) through Hancock (2008). --His three top-grossing films alone have pulled in more than $2 billion at the worldwide box office. Independence Day (1996) made $816,969,255; Hancock (2008) collected $623,586,274 and Men in Black (1997) hauled in $589,390,539, Exhibitor Relations Co. figures show. --He's been nominated for two best actor Oscars for Ali (2001) and The Pursuit of Happyness (2006). "Will Smith is unique in that he is one of a very few people who is a draw purely on name alone," says Rick Alvarez, longtime Wayans brothers producing partner, including the upcoming Dance Flick. "It almost doesn't matter what genre. The name alone creates a confidence with the audience that they're going to get something that's entertaining whether it's action, comedy, drama." That's increasingly important these days, says Patrick Gunn, managing director at media investment firm Qualia Capital. "In general, it's a terrible market out there because of what's happening in the financial markets; there's less money for any pictures," he says. "So, the ones without any known elements become harder to make. Having established actors becomes even more critical." Like Brad Pitt. The Oscar nominee for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button could have gone the way of many promising young actors who get unfairly burdened with being "The Next (fill in the blank)," but Pitt took the torch and forged on, to date crafting a career that doesn't always play to the safe choice. If anything, it's made him a bigger star internationally than at home. Examples include Troy, which made $133.3 million in North America and $364 million in the rest of world and Babel, which took in $34.3 million in North America vs. $101 million internationally. Depp's another actor who marches to his own drum and makes money, too. The poster child for "indie actor as box office star," Depp's smart career move in taking the Jack Sparrow role in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise--and his ability to maintain his street credibility in doing so--elevated him to another level in the eyes of the industry and audiences. Leonardo DiCaprio may not have the gaudy box office numbers some of his peers do, but that boat movie keeps him, for now, as King of the World in the major box office stat. He seems to be OK with that and has not shown interest in chasing one popcorn movie after another. As for Jolie, who is the survey's top-ranked woman (and a best actress nominee this year in Clint Eastwood's Changeling), Ashok Amritraj, chairman and CEO of Hyde Park Entertainment says: "She has built a larger-than-life persona that captivates you, and she has become a really good actress as we saw in the Eastwood film and, of course, the action films like Wanted and Tomb Raider. Being able to show that she can do it all and adding to that the social work and personal aspects makes her extremely interesting as an actress." No wonder Hollywood loves her. http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/10/forbes-st...r_currency.html In Pictures: Hollywood's 20 Most Valuable Actors Will Smith Star Currency Rank: No. 1 Star Currency Cumulative Score: 10 (out of 10) Global Box Office: $5,239,409,825 North American Box Office: $2,313,659,825 Box Office, Outside North America: $2,925,750,000 Three Top-Grossing Films (Global figures): 1. Independence Day (1996): $816,969,255 2. Hancock (2008): $623,586,274 3. Men in Black (1997): $589,390,539 Age (as of Feb. 10, 2009): 40 http://www.forbes.com/2009/02/10/forbes-st...thisSpeed=15000 Forbes Star Currency Video! http://video.forbes.com/fvn/starcurrency/j...ow_starcurrency

Domestic: $69,951,824 46.8% + Foreign: $79,414,830 53.2% _________________________________ = Worldwide: $149,366,654

Videos! Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeFxof53Hk0&hl=es Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMx06iwIl0U&hl=es

Tatyana Ali sings her new song from her upcoming album at Russell Simmons Grammy Party Feb 8, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXCLrO9hRSo&hl=es

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Happy Birthday Tim! Remember you're still young. Remember it :thumbsup:

ALI

You're welcome. But I don't have the lyrics, sorry man.

Video Description: It seems hardly anyone knows of this version of the song. I've only heard the first verse myself. It was officially their first song released in 1986. The popular version was revised for Rock The House with a bit of a lyrical change and revised drums aand such. The B-Side for this one was Guys Ain't Nothing But Touble by Ice Cream Tee. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF7Q9G1DnQQ&hl=es

Domestic: $69,951,824 49.4% + Foreign: $71,681,902 50.6% _______________________________ = Worldwide: $141,633,726

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Never liked this guy. This is just pathetic.

MERYL STREEP has compared herself to Hollywood superstar WILL SMITH - because the success of hit movie MAMMA MIA! is reminiscent of the actor's achievements. The ABBA-themed musical was a box office smash around the globe last year (08), with estimated takings of $573 million (£406 million) worldwide. And Streep has likened the popularity the film has garnered to that of Smith's blockbusters, such as 1997's Men in Black and I Am Legend in 2007. She says, "I'm like Will Smith now! Mamma Mia!... It changed everything. Now the studio bosses say, 'Let's put this movie in the Mamma Mia! summer slot, like that's my slot, as if I were Will Smith or something. "I'm pleased to say my family and my friends and other actors don't see me any differently, but in Hollywood it's just incredible how the perception of me has changed." http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/artic...20smith_1093667

Sony nabs 'Angelology' rights Won bidding war for Danielle Trussoni's debut novel By Borys Kit Jan 30, 2009, 10:17 PM ET Sony won a fierce bidding war for "Angelology," the debut novel by Danielle Trussoni in the vein of "The Da Vinci Code." The studio picked up the movie rights for Will Smith's Overbrook and Marc Forster's Apparatus shingle, which will co-produce. "Angelology" is proving to be one of the hotter literary properties in a while. The novel sparked a bidding war amongst several publishing houses, ultimately ending up at Viking earlier in the week. The screen rights chase began right after. The story follows a young nun in upstate New York who unwittingly reignites an ancient war between Angelologists, a group who studies angels, and a race of monster-like descendants of angels and humans called the Nephilim. The book was generating heat for blending Biblical lore, the Orpheus myth, and the fall of rebel angels. Overbrook's James Lassiter and Ken Stovitz and Apparatus' Brad Simpson were instrumental in bringing the book into Columbia, which was competing with Warners (for Akiva Goldman's Weed Road) and Universal (for Imagine). The deal was in the seven figures. Andrea Gianetti and DeVon Franklin will oversee for Columbia. Trussoni is repped by CAA and Janklow & Nesbit. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/conten...7477a536ab7ff65

Title: Seven Pounds Starring: Will Smith Released: 17th March 2009 SRP: $28.96 (DVD) Further Details: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced DVD ($28.96) and Blu-ray ($39.95) releases of Seven Pounds which stars Will Smith, Rosario Dawson and Woody Harrelson. Each will be available to own from the 17th March. Extras will include a director commentary, 4 behind the scenes featurettes, and deleted scenes. The Blu-ray release will also include an additional digital copy of the film, and BD-Live content. We've attached an advertisement containing some early package artwork below: http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/seven-pounds.html

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Will Smith’s hugs, pats were comforting on sets: Woody Harrelson New York, Jan 28 (IANS) Hollywood actor Woody Harrelson, who plays a blind piano player in “Seven Pounds”, says superstar Will Smith put him at ease by hugging and patting him on the sets of the movie.“I remember the first day on the set - I was so nervous about playing a blind piano player and Will came in and he was just patting people on the back and giving hugs and I thought, ‘it’s pretty amazing that the biggest star in the world is one of the nicest guys in the world’. That put me at ease,” said Harrelson. The “Indecent Proposal” star says that though Will maintained this cheerful demeanour throughout the time he was on the sets, he was also very focused on the work. “He (Will) was always trying new things and I think that helped us all get the full emotional content out of the story,” Harrelson added. “Seven Pounds”, releasing in India Feb 13, is a suspense tale of a man with a haunting secret to redeem himself by drastically changing the lives of seven total strangers. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncate..._100148239.html

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