Lawrence and Smith Circling New Project

Source: THR

Veteran director Francis Lawrence may be poised to reteam with actor Will Smith on the upcoming 20th Century Foxproject The City That Sailed. The director is currently developing the project, with hopes to direct this story of a street magician and his daughter living in Britain. Smith’s Overlook production company is also at work on the pic.

Lawrence and Smith’s last time working together was the hit I Am Legend, which scored more than $256 million in ticket sales domestically. Lawrence is also currently at work on Water for Elephants for Fox.

Smith is slated to appear in an American remake of the Korean hit Old Boy and is also developing a reboot of the family classic The Karate Kid starring his son Jaden.