Will Smith is reportedly set to achieve one of his biggest ambitions – to play Egyptian pharaoh Taharqa on the big screen.

The Men in Black star has been cast as the ancient ruler in Braveheart writer Randall Wallace’s new movie The Last Pharaoh.

Entertainment website Variety.com reports that Smith has long wanted to play Taharqa and was instrumental in getting Wallace to write the screenplay.

The film will focus on Taharqa, who ruled Egypt from 690BC until 664BC, and his fierce battles with Assyrian king Esarhaddon.

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Miley Cyrus is hoping to team up with Hollywood actor Will Smith for a special performance at this weekend’s Teen Choice Awards.

The ceremony is set to take place in Los Angeles on Sunday night, with Cyrus as host.

During the event, the teen and her best friend Mandy Jiroux are planning to stage a “dance-off” against Step Up 2: The Streets actor Adam Sevani – and the trio are hoping to invite Smith on stage to join them.

Sevani tells E! Online’s Marc Malkin, “Will Smith is so cool, I did the Kids Choice Awards with him, and he was just so cool. I wanted to use him for our (Teen Choice) performance, but I don’t know if he’s gonna be here.”

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I don’t know why, but this totally shocked me. And makes me a little sad, not gonna lie.

‘Wholesome’ Hollywood couple, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, have revealed that the secret to the success of their 11 year marriage is that they have an ‘open relationship’. Speaking to Reveal magazine, Will had the following to say:

“Our perspective is, you don’t avoid what’s natural and you’re going to be attracted to people.” he says.

“And if it came down to it, then one would say to the other: ‘Look, I need to have sex with somebody. Now, I’m not going to if you don’t approve of it’.”

The 39-year-old star explains that the couple’s open policy has been in place from day one of their 10-year marriage.

“In our marriage vows, we didn’t say ‘forsaking all others’. We said ‘you will never hear I did something afterwards’. Because if that happens the relationship is destroyed.”

Other things that Will says are important in his relationship are keeping in shape for his “little firecracker” Jada, the “look in her eyes”, and communication.

“And lots of sex makes for a good marriage too!”

 

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Will Smith teamed up with DJ Jazzy Jeff at the Hancock premiere after party in Los Angeles on Monday night to show fans and friends he can still rap.

After performing a brief medley of hits while hosting the Nelson Mandela 90th birthday party in London on Friday, Smith gave a repeat performance at the Hollywood High School, where 1978 movie Grease was shot.

The former hip-hop partners performed on a stage decorated with wrecked cars and prison cages.

Among the hits Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff performed were the theme from TV show The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

The highlight of the show came when model-turned-actor Tyrese Gibson joined Smith onstage for a version of Getting’ Jiggy Wit It.

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Stuart Townsend and Charlize Theron, Will Smith with children Trey Smith, Jaden Smith and Willow Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jason Bateman and wife Amanda Anka, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs and sons, Thomas Jane, Minnie Driver, Amanda Peet and Virginia Madsen.

Bosses at a school funded by Hollywood actor Will Smith have denied students are to be given lessons in Scientology.

The Independence Day star is a close friend of outspoken Scientologist Tom Cruise and was recently forced to deny rumors he too has enrolled in the Church of Scientology.

And Smith, who has founded the New Village Academy in Los Angeles along with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith, was also rumored to have instructed teachers at his new school to preach the controversial faith to pupils.

But academy director Jacqueline Olivier has denied the allegations – insisting the school will not focus on any religion in particular.

She says, “We are a secular school, and just like all nonreligious independent schools, faculty and staff do not promote their own religions at school or pass on the beliefs of their particular faith to children.”

The school is due to open in September.

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Will Smith defends his pal Tom Cruise in a new interview with USA Today.

He said the criticism Cruise, 45, has received for his Scientology faith has been “painful for me to see. I’ve met very few people committed to goodness the way Tom is.”

The Hancock star, 39 — who was rumored to have converted to Scientology after speaking out about the controversial religion — was raised Baptist and said he remains Christian.

“We disagree on a lot of things,” added Smith, who attended Nelson Mandella’s 90th birthday in London on Wednesday. “But even with different faiths and different beliefs, at the end of the day, goodness is goodness.”

He said that their friendship thrives on rivalry.

They currently compete to see who can sign autographs longer.

“It’s hard to beat that dude,” Smith said. “He has another gear. He did two-and-a-half hours in France for Mission: Impossible on the red carpet. Now when I go to France, people will say, ‘You know, Tom was out here for two-and-a-half hours.’”

He also opened up about raising his children Willow, 7, and Jaden, 9 (whom he had with wife Jada Pinkett) and son Trey, 15, (from a previous marriage).

“The kids can do anything they want, as long as Daddy thinks it’s funny,” he says. “And artistically, that’s where you need to be, too. You have to find the humor in things.”

The same rule applies to tabloid rumors about his life.

“You have to let that roll off you,” he said. “There’s a natural narcotic my brain must pump, because negativity doesn’t last. It’s strange to play a guy like Hancock, who can’t find something to feel good about. That’s the opposite of who I am.”

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