M. Night Shyamalan is back. Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures announced today that the director has cast Jaden Smith to star opposite his father, Will Smith in an untitled "sci-fi adventure". Shyamalan and Gary Whitta penned the script. What is known about the project is that it is set 1000 years in the future, a young boy navigates an abandoned and sometimes scary Earth to save himself and his estranged father after their ship crashes. Belgrad stated, "Night is an outstanding filmmaker who has a tremendous vision for this science-fiction adventure story and we couldn't be more excited to be working again with Jaden after our experiences on 'The Pursuit of Happyness' and 'The Karate Kid.' We're thrilled to have the two of them together on this project." Shyamalan further added, "The chance to make a scary, science-fiction film starring Jaden and Will is my dream project."
