After Independence Day and Men in Black, Will Smith is back in sci-fi!

Currently starring in Bad Boys Ride or Die , which earned nearly $220 million at the international box office in its second week, Will Smith will be returning to sci-fi soon!

The American actor is a regular in the genre, having already starred in Independence Day, I Robot, Men in Black, Wild Wild West, After Earth, I Am Legend, Hancock, Gemini Man and most recently the Netflix film Bright.

The actor recently signed a deal with Sony Pictures to star in Resistor, a sci-fi film adapted from the novel. inflow By Daniel Suarez, published in 2014.

The film has been in development for several years

The story follows John Grady, a physicist whose team manages to create a device that can reflect gravity. Their research will revolutionize the field of physics.

Grady expects his entire team to cheer, but a secret organization is trapped in his lab, whose mission is to prevent social upheaval caused by sudden technological advances at all costs.

This technology control bureau uses advanced technologies it has accumulated over decades to carry out its mission.

In development for several years, the first version of the script was written by Zach Olkiewicz (Bullet Train), and the latest version was written by Eric Warren Singer (Top Gun: Maverick).

resistor No director or release date yet, but according to an American site DeadlineThis sci-fi movie doesn’t have to be Will Smith’s next feature.

The actor is actually set to join Stefano Solima’s thriller Sugar Bandits ( Sicario War of the Cartels , Gomorrah ) and has been announced in a casting event for the film’s aftermath. I am a legend.

Will Smith shares the poster for this second installment – based on an alternate ending to the 2007 film – with Michael B. Jordan. The script is still being written.