Will Smith To Star In New Thriller Supermax With Amazon Winning $70M Streaming Rights
By Published May 14, 2026, 9:58 AM EDT Jeff Dodge (he/him), a published author and graduate of Western Washington University, has been a TV news editor for many years and has had the chance to interview multiple reality show stars, including Randy Jackson, Nick Cannon, Heidi Klum, Mel B and John Cena. Fun Fact: he’s been to every single Idol Live! Tour. follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap
has lined up his next project as Amazon MGM secures the global rights to an action thriller from the director of Halloween.
Amazon just bought the rights to Will Smith's next movie, Supermax, in a deal worth $70 million, according to . Before this acquisition, Miramax had the rights to the film, which will be released directly on Prime Video and will not receive a theatrical release. Filming will get underway in August. So far, Smith is the only cast member who has been announced.
Smith's character is a man named Rex, as Supermax centers on two FBI agents who are tasked with finding out the truth behind a murder at the most secure prison in the world. David Gordon Green, who directed the three most —Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills, and Halloween Ends (and co-wrote all three films) — is on board as director of Supermax, which David Weil and David J. Rosen wrote.
Outside of Halloween, , Stronger, and The Exorcist: Believer. On the small screen, his credits include Eastbound & Down, Dickinson, The Sex Lives of College Girls, and Scarpetta. Smith is not only starring in Supermax, but he's also a producer, along with Weil, Rosen, Natalie Weil, Alex Heineman, Andrew Rona, Adam Fishbach, Jonathan Glickman, Alexandra Loewy, Thom Zadra, and Spencer Ela.
The rapper-turned-actor's most recent film was 2026's Bad Boys: Ride or Die, which continued the that began in 1995. Since then, he's made a surprise appearance in the series finale of Bel-Air, Peacock's dramatic interpretation of his '90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and hosted the National Geographic docuseries Pole to Pole with Will Smith.
In the acting world, , which aired for six seasons from 1990 to 1996. This role catapulted his career as he became a movie star and appeared in flicks such as the Bad Boys franchise, Independence Day, the Men in Black franchise, Ali, I, Robot, Hitch, The Pursuit of Happyness, Suicide Squad, the live-action Aladdin, King Richard, and Emancipation.
He was nominated at the Golden Globes twice for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air before returning with additional nominations for Ali, The Pursuit of Happyness, and Concussion, and finally winning in 2026 for King Richard. His performance in the sports biopic, in which he plays Venus and Serena Williams' father, also landed Smith a SAG Award, BAFTA and an Oscar.
That latter awards show not only marked his first Academy Award win after previous nominations for Ali and The Pursuit of Happyness, but it was also the telecast that aired the infamous moment in which and was subsequently banned for 10 years.
Smith's reputation took a major hit after the incident at the Oscars, including being dropped from some projects. However, as time has passed, he has started to book more films and shows once again, including Bad Boys: Ride or Die and now Supermax, which does not have a release date yet.
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