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My post last night<\/a> about spotting Keanu Reeves in a local theatre got picked up by a bunch of Keanu fansites \u2014 one of which<\/a> also had a link to this article<\/a> at Bild.de, which covers a press conference that Will Smith gave while promoting I Am Legend<\/a><\/i> in Germany.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the connection? In the press conference, Smith revealed that one of his sons is making a movie with Keanu Reeves \u2014 and after a bit of snooping, I discovered that Jaden Smith<\/a>, who co-starred with his dad in The Pursuit of Happyness<\/i> (2006), is indeed one of the three main stars of the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still<\/a><\/i>, along with Keanu and Jennifer Connelly<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No word yet on who, exactly, he is playing, though. In the original film<\/a>, the main child, played by Billy Gray<\/a>, was the son of the main woman, played by Patricia Neal<\/a> \u2014 but at first glance, you would not expect Jaden Smith to be the son of Jennifer Connelly. Then again, anything\u2019s possible \u2014 remember how Jeff Goldblum had a black daughter in The Lost World: Jurassic Park<\/i> (1997)?<\/p>\n

JAN 14 UPDATE: The Hollywood Reporter<\/a><\/i> confirms the news, and says Smith is playing \u201cthe rebellious Jacob, the 8-year-old stepson of scientist Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) who first makes contact with the humanoid alien Klaatu (Keanu Reeves).\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"