Will Smith & Son In Shyamalan’s ‘After Earth’ Trailer

There was a time, I assure you, when word of a new M. Night Shyamalan film filled people with excitement. I’m still a lover of THE SIXTH SENSE, UNBREAKABLE and SIGNS. However, those days are long gone and you wonder how the man still gets work. Teaming up with box-office sure thing Will Smith can’t possibly hurt, and he’s bringing along his son too. Not to mention putting on a new voice. Smith will play Cypher, a legendary pilot who becomes stranded on Earth a thousand years after humans left. Being injured, Cypher must trust his son Kitai (Jaden Smith), to go on a perilous journey.

There’s a lot that could work about this film. The bond between father and son could be played out very well, as could Kitai’s journey from boy to man. The CGI looks good and this is the first film since STUART LITTLE that Shyamalan has shared writing duties, and the first time he has collaborated on a script he would go on to direct. But the line “Everything on this planet has evolved to kill humans.” makes me worry about Shyamalan’s not-so-subtle eco-message that first came about in THE HAPPENING. Could this be a sequel? Time will tell, but until then let’s hope for the best but prepare for the worst.

AFTER EARTH is released 7th June 2013. It stars Will Smith and Jaden Smith.

Source: Yahoo! Movies