Saving Will Smith...


Will Smith has signed on to star in the drama "Seven Pounds." According to Variety, the project will reunite Smith with the creative team behind "The Pursuit of Happyness."Gabriele Muccino (""The Pursuit of Happyness") is directing from a script by Grant Nieporte.

The story revolves around a man who accidentally falls in love while trying to kill himself. Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, James Lassiter, Smith and Steve Tisch are on board as producers for Escape Artists and Smith's Overbook Entertainment.Production will begin early February 2008 for a late 2008 release date.

Smith is currently filming Columbia Pictures' "Hancock," directed by Peter Berg. He can next be seen in Warner Bros. Pictures' "I Am Legend" which opens in December.


From I.W.: Looks like someone will finally be saving Will for once, instead of the other way around.