Will Smith is, as Fark put it, going full retard.
He is supposed to do the film Flowers for Algernon.
I adored that story. Is there anyway possible that he can do the movie without being ridiculous?
I am not a huge fan of Will Smith, but I can enjoy some of his films. I don’t think he can pull this off, though.
Awww. I was hoping they’d use
MATT DAAAAAAAAAMON!
Smith plays Algernon, I hope.
He’s got the ears for it 
Flowers for Algernon isn’t going full retard.
He’s no Simple Jack.
He could do it because he’s not as bad an actor as Will Smith. Or his buddy Ben could play the before (it’d be no stretch for him) and he could do the after.
Scientist: I’m sorry Charlie. Algernon’s dead, and you’re going back to full retard.
Charlie Gordon (Will Smith): Aw, hell no!
Well, if the original film adaptation hadn’t been so painful to watch (Cliff Robertson’s performance was good, but the dream sequences and full-on counter-culture rebellion scene were just God-awful) I might be more upset, but I guess this might not be so bad.
Those rumours a few years ago that Smith (and Robin Williams) were going to remake Kind Hearts and Coronets… now THAT woulda been a travesty.
It’s easy to make fun of Will Smith, because of all the blockbusters he’s been in where he showed his charm more than his acting chops. But look at Six Degrees of Separation. The guy can act.
He could pull it off. The more important question is whether the screenwriter and director can pull it off.
You m-m-m-m-make me h-h-h-happy!
WILL SMITH is gonna be Charlie Gordon? My brain hurts. …there was also an adaptation Hallmark special a few years ago. One of my favorite books ever.
I hope he can pull it off. I love that story.
Has Smith ever turned in a finely detailed subtle performance? I don’t ask sarcastically I’m just not an expert on this whole body of work. Most of what I’ve seen him in is big budget blow up stuff and the terrible, awful, no good “7 Pounds”. He has a huge tendency to ham it up and be overly emotive, it will be interesting to see if he can do small scale stuff.
I think Samuel L. Jackon could make it work.
I am tired of all these muther fucking retards in this muther fucking lab !
One of the first books I read - after I read it in short story form.
Was I the only one who thought this was gonna be about Smith announcing he’s now a Scientologist?
He hasn’t, as far as I’ve read, but he does seem to be Sci-curious.
Check out The Pursuit of Happyness. I thought it was his best performance.
I always pictured Charlie as a middle aged (perhaps a little younger), slightly overweight, white guy, not a trim, lean, good looking black man.
I’ll have to re think it in my head… (sigh)
It’s funny that Charly is one movie that’s never shown on TV, cable, anywhere. Are there rights issues?