Dan Gross: Will & Jaden are shooting here

January 12, 2012|By Dan Gross
  • Will Smith and son Jaden at premiere of "The Karate Kid" in July 2010 in London.

DON'T BE surprised if you start seeing Will Smith or his actor son, Jaden, in the area. The Overbrook- native superstar and his "Karate Kid" offspring are in town to shoot "1000 A.E.," directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

We told you in August that the Smiths had been meeting with Shyamalan about the futuristic thriller, in which Jaden plays a teen stranded on an abandoned planet and Will plays his father.

The pair previously played father and son in "The Pursuit of Happyness." The film, being guarded with typical Shyamalan secrecy, is expected to be shot around the area through April.

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SallyAnn filling in

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More dancing

Yesterday we told you that "Dancin' on Air" would soon return to Channel 17 with new kids and with new episodes on Saturday mornings, and we've since learned that former "Dancin' on Air" regular Kerri Gallagher is producing two dance shows of her own.

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