Academy Award nominated actor Will Smith is in negotiations to play a convicted cocaine dealer who discovered a passion for cooking in prison and turns his life around to become a top chef.
Columbia Pictures bought the film rights to Las Vegas chef Jeff Henderson’s memoir Cooked. Henderson faced an uphill battle, convincing Los Angeles area restaurant owners that he would be a trustworthy and worthwhile addition to their kitchen teams upon his release from prison. Henderson is now the Executive Chef at the Bellagio in Las Vegas.
Sounds like another real life gritty role for Smith, who was nominated for The Pursuit of Happyness.
March 12th, 2007 at 1:24 pm
First THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS and now COOKED? Will Smith is all about adapting uplifting memoirs these days.
March 13th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
Wait what? A failed entrepreneur makes a tear jerking comeback? Hmmm this is fresh, Let’s just see how well The Pursuit of Happyness 2, is gonna turn out, now that they’ve decided to throw Crack into the mix.