10 Actors Who Will Definitely Ruin Upcoming Movies

3. Will Smith Or Will Smith - Gemini Man

Gemini Man
Paramount

Gemini Man has been in various states of production for two decades, stumbling through development hell for the best part of that period. Over that time, names as starry as Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, and Sean Connery were all attached to star but the version we're getting - thanks to Ang Lee - sees Will Smith star alongside Clive Owen, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and an upcoming hot young thing called Will Smith.

The premise is similar to Looper, whereby a young clone (Smith) is created to take out an aging assassin (also Smith) as he seeks to get out of the killing game. Now, that's a great concept (which is why Hollywood has so persistently tried to make it happen) but it's impossible not to note that Smith is no longer the Smith he was at the start of this decade. It's not just that his star has lost some lustre organically, it's that he seems to have regressed in acting ability. 

And most concerningly, it's his serious roles that suffer the most, which makes the fact that there's two of him in here doubly concerning.

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