Author: JD

DOPE COVER AND STORY   Will Smith and his son Jaden are about to flip this whole acting thing into an even more lucrative venture…side-by-side. After starring in their second film together, After Earth, the pair has done a hearty dose of press rounds to promote the new film, from television to web features and one-on-ones, but their latest interview for New York Magazine is nothing short of genius. The father-son duo sat down for a candid 1-on-2 interview, where they talked about everything from their household dynamic to how it was working as father and son on After Earth, but when it comes to talkingSmiths versus Kardashians, Papa Will is having none of that! Check out some excerpts from the interview and the corresponding photo spread below. So, Jaden, you like spending the money you earn? Jaden: Well, when you say it like that, not really. There was a time in my life when I’d go to Cartier, like, every weekend for like a month. But, now I’m … I haven’t bought anything that expensive in a really long time. The only thing I buy is, like, food and skateboards. Will: Once he started approving his own bank statements and credit cards and all, yeah, he changed. Okay. Who would you say is the biggest star in your family? Will and Jaden: [in unison] Willow! (Willow is Jaden’s 12-year-old sister.) Jaden: She just knows who she is, so she just is. Will: She has a magic power in the family. She absolutely demands the most attention, and there’s ­something really incendiary about a 12-year-old girl who says and does what she wants. You and Jaden have acted in two movies together, including After Earth. Are you planning on a third? Jaden: I definitely would do another one, absolutely. You know, how Johnny Depp and Tim Burton always do movies together, Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio? We’ll have a relationship like that. Do you think of that as a separate relationship from your father-son relationship? Jaden: It’s kind of like father and son, except that we’re both going to work together. [Points to his dad.] Like you worked in your family business with your dad. I’m just working in my family business with my dad. [Jaden,] It’s been reported that you might be dating Kylie Jenner. The Kardashians have treated their fame as the family business. Do you guys see yourselves as similar or different? [Will, laughing, holds up his hand for Jaden not to speak.] Jaden: I’m trying to understand. Will: Don’t. You know, he’s never had to, to deal with those kinds of questions. Well, forget the Kardashians … maybe you could just … Will: [Mimicking] “So how do you think your life is similar or un-similar to people’s names in Calabasas?” For our family, the entire structure of our life, our home, our business relationships—the entire purpose is for everyone to be able to create in a way that makes them happy. Fame is almost an inconsequential by-product of what we’re really trying to accomplish. Jaden, how does it feel to be famous? Jaden: I think it’s fun, except when people make up stuff about you. Then it’s not so much fun. But besides that, I enjoy it. Check out the full interview over at Vulture. The issue of New York Magazine will hit the stands on June 3, 2013.