{"id":26490,"date":"2026-08-03T21:17:28","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26490"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:17:28","slug":"jaafar-jackson-joins-supermax-opposite-will-smith-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26490","title":{"rendered":"Jaafar Jackson Joins &#8216;Supermax&#8217; Opposite Will Smith (EXCLUSIVE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<strong>EXCLUSIVE:<\/strong>\u00a0On the heels of his breakout turn as his late uncle Michael Jackson in\u00a0<em>Michael<\/em>, the $1B+ grosser from Lionsgate, <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/jaafar-jackson\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jaafar-jackson\" data-tag=\"jaafar-jackson\">Jaafar Jackson<\/a> has found his next project in\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/supermax\/\" id=\"auto-tag_supermax\" data-tag=\"supermax\">Supermax<\/a><\/em>, the action thriller from <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/amazon-mgm-studios\/\" id=\"auto-tag_amazon-mgm-studios\" data-tag=\"amazon-mgm-studios\">Amazon MGM Studios<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/miramax\/\" id=\"auto-tag_miramax\" data-tag=\"miramax\">Miramax<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tJackson joins the previously announced Will Smith and AnnaSophia Robb. The details of his role are being kept under wraps, but it\u2019s said to be pivotal to the film\u2019s central plot, revolving around two FBI agents (Smith &amp; Robb) investigating a seemingly impossible murder within the impenetrable walls of a maximum-security prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDavid Gordon Green is directing\u00a0from a script by David Weil and David J. Rosen. The Picture Company partners Andrew Rona &amp; Alex Heineman are producing alongside Smith and Adam Fishbach for Westbrook Studios.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tScribes Weil and Rosen will exec produce alongside associate producer Natalie Laine Williams. Miramax CEO Jonathan Glickman, President of Film Alexandra Loewy, COO Thom Zadra, and SVP Spencer Ela will also exec produce, alongside James Lassiter and Miguel Melendez for Westbrook Studios.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCAA Media Finance brokered the deal between Miramax and Amazon MGM, which is closing a deal for worldwide distribution rights, with plans for\u00a0<em>Supermax<\/em>\u00a0to stream on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tJackson garnered critical acclaim for his transformative turn as the King of Pop \u2014 no easy role to take on, and a highly personal one \u2014 in\u00a0<em>Michael<\/em>, the film from Antoine Fuqua, which now stands as the highest grossing biopic of all time, ahead of\u00a0<em>Oppenheimer<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>Bohemian Rhapsody<\/em>. He surely has plenty of offers coming in on the heels of his success there; stay tuned to see how he fills out his dance card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tJackson is represented by CAA and Sloane, Offer, Weber &amp; Dern.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXCLUSIVE:\u00a0On the heels of his breakout turn as his late uncle Michael Jackson in\u00a0Michael, the $1B+ grosser from Lionsgate, Jaafar Jackson has found his next project in\u00a0Supermax, the action thriller from Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax. Jackson joins the previously announced Will Smith and AnnaSophia Robb. 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