Brilliance is a futuristic sci-fi story that presents the following question: If 1% of the world’s children were born with powerful gifts, how would they assimilate into society? These children, labeled “Brilliants,” are considered a threat to the normal population and tracked by the government.
Smith will play the hero of the story, Nick Cooper, a federal agent who works for the Department of Analysis and Response to track down and terminate criminal Brilliants. The conflict of the film is created when a group of Brilliants plan to start a war, and Smith, a Brilliant himself, must choose a side for him and his Brilliant daughter.
Goldsman has worked with Smith multiple times before. Their previous collaborations include I, Robot, I Am Legend and Hancock. Smith’s next lead role will be in the forthcoming Ang Lee film Gemini Man, in which he becomes his own enemy. Gemini Man hits theaters Oct. 11.
