Overview
- Multiple trade outlets reported on Monday that Jaafar Jackson has been cast in the action-thriller Supermax alongside Will Smith and AnnaSophia Robb.
- Those reports describe Jackson’s part as a second leading role that serves as a focal point of the film’s plot while noting specific character details have not been disclosed.
- Jackson posted an Instagram story expressing excitement and shared a text-message screenshot with Will Smith that referenced planned filming in Australia.
- Supermax is described as a high-security prison thriller about two FBI agents investigating a murder, with David Gordon Green named as director and Smith and Robb in the investigator roles.
- Industry coverage says the film is likely to debut on Prime Video rather than in theaters and that the move is notable both for Jackson’s fast rise after Michael and for being one of Smith’s larger projects since 2022, but no studio has issued a formal confirmation.