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Will Smith is cast as Iraq War veteran in lead role of Sugar Bandits after quiet two-year stretch in career following Oscars slap of Chris Rock


The Oscar-winning actor, 55, will portray an Iraq War veteran who forms an alliance with other military veterans aimed at the Boston drug trade, Variety reported on Wednesday.

The latest: Will Smith, 55, has been cast in the leading role of an action crime film titled Sugar Bandits, a movie based off the 2010 book Devils in Exile from author Chuck Hogan. The King Richard star is also linked to projects including a fourth film in the Bad Boys franchise; and a role opposite Michael B. Jordan in the I Am Legend sequel, according to the outlet. The King Richard star is also linked to projects including a fourth film in the Bad Boys franchise; and a role opposite Michael B. Jordan in the I Am Legend sequel, according to the outlet.

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