Will Smith to star in animated movie Spies In Disguise

WILL Smith and Tom Holland will star in the animated movie Spies In Disguise, Variety has learned.

The project is based on Pigeon: Impossible, a 2009 original animated short film by Lucas Martell that followed a secret agent who nearly triggers a global conflict when a pigeon gets stuck in a government-issued nuclear briefcase. The feature-length film is a Fox Animation production, with Blue Sky Studios and Chernin Entertainment overseeing the project.

Nick Bruno, who previously worked on Epic and The Peanuts Movie, and Troy Quane, who worked on Ice Age: Collision Course and the upcoming Ferdinand, will co-direct the film.

Smith is best known for his work in Men In Black and Independence Day. He previously lent his vocal talents to Shark Tale. Smith’s upcoming films include Bright, a sci-fi adventure for Netflix, and Aladdin, a live action version of the Disney classic that will play the Genie.

Holland hit the A-list playing Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War and SpiderMan: Homecoming. He will appear in Chaos Walking, a dystopian sci-fi adventure, and has a supporting role in The Current War ,a historical drama.

Spies In Disguise will open on Jan 18, 2019 in the United States. Under newly minted studio chief Stacey Snider, Fox has been bolstering its animated output. It wants to make an animated film every year, and recently inked a longterm co-production and development deal with Locksmith Animation.