Brilliance Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Oct. 30, 2022

Brilliance

To Be Announced (TBA)

Director: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Starring: Will Smith

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89% WILL SEE 11% WON'T SEE

Production Status

Current stage in the film’s journey

Pre-Production

Concept

Announced

Development

Pre

Filming

Post

Completed

Key talent and film crew being hired; budgeting, preparing and planning of production schedule; approving final shooting script. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will make her narrative feature directorial debut.

October 30, 2022

Update status

Plot – What's the story about?

Plot: Set in an alternate present day, one percent of children are born savants with special powers. Called “brilliants,” they are capable of exceptional things. A federal agent uses his skills to become a master hunter of terrorists, pursues a savant terrorist who intends to provoke civil war.

Action Drama Thriller Adaptation

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Will you see Brilliance?

89% of people who rated this movie are planning to watch it.

11% of people have indicated they do not plan to see this movie.

Who stars in Brilliance – Cast List

Will Smith
... Nick Cooper

Bad Boys: Ride or Die, I Am Legend 2

Who is making Brilliance – Crew List

A look at Brilliance behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy last helmed Star Wars: New Jedi Order. The film's writer Akiva Goldsman last penned Doctor Sleep and The Dark Tower.

Director: Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Screenwriter: Akiva Goldsman
Producers: Akiva Goldsman
James Lassiter
Shane Salerno
Will Smith

Studios: Paramount Pictures
Production Company: The Story Factory
Weed Road Pictures
Westbrook and Overbrook

Production – What we know about the Brilliance

Key Facts

This is the fourth film Smith and Goldsman have teamed together for. The other three films - I, Robot, I Am Legend and Hancock — collectively grossed around $2 billion.
Will Smith is playing a federal agent, a brilliant with great hunting gifts who is drafted to hunt down a terrorist, another such brilliant who intends to start the civil war.
Based on Marcus Sakey's novel.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Oct 2022

Pre-Production

Changed Brilliance movie production status. Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy will make her narrative feature directorial debut.

Sep 2019

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Film has been changed from a Legendary/Universal project, to Paramount Pictures, and has acquired Will Smith and Akiva Goldsman. The two partnered for previous films, I, Robot, I Am Legend and Hancock.

May 2014

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Aiming for a summer 2014 start.

Feb 2014

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

Mar 2013

Announced

Changed the movie production status to Announced. Legendary Pictures has tapped David Koepp to pen its adaptation of the Marcus Sakey novel.

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Additional Information

Parent Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

Brilliance Trailers and Clips

No trailers are currently available.

Brilliance Release Date: When is the film coming out?

Brilliance is scheduled for release in on To Be Announced (TBA) . There are 9704 9,704 other movies scheduled for release on the same date, including The Last Train to New York, The Rosie Project and Star Wars: New Jedi Order.

The estimated home release date for Brilliance is currently being determined. Stay tuned!