Will Smith is in uncharted territory in his career now. For the first time since, Independence Day people are questioning if he can open a movie and still has action hero cred. Particularly after making the disastrous After Earth, which is a huge blemish on his filmography. Instead of coming back with another genre attempt he is taking the long approach. He is currently filming a drama chronicling the impact of concussions on NFL players and his next film to hit theaters will be Focus.

The interest level of this movie has shot up in the past month. It was recently revealed that both Focus stars, Smith and Margot Robbie, have been cast in the Suicide Squad movie as Deadshot and Harley Quinn respectively. So genre fans can catch an early glimpse of the chemistry between the two actors. Heck, if you use your imagination this could even serve as a pseudo-prequel. Hey, whatever it takes to get you to 2016, right?

The two play con artists who look like they get in way over their head, while a romantic subplot develops. This trailer is better than the teaser (which we didn’t post because it was so bland), so hopefully this is just an intelligent marketing campaign that isn’t giving away the film. Take a look at Smith and Robbie in action.

Official Synopsis:

Starring Will Smith (I Am Legend, Men in Black) and Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street, About Time), Focus is written and directed by the Crazy, Stupid, Love pair of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, Focus follows Nicky (Smith), a seasoned master of misdirection who becomes romantically involved with novice con artist Jess (Margot Robbie). As he’s teaching her the tricks of the trade, she gets too close for comfort and he abruptly breaks it off. Three years later, the former flame–now an accomplished femme fatale–shows up in Buenos Aires in the middle of the high stakes racecar circuit. In the midst of Nicky’s latest, very dangerous scheme, she throws his plans for a loop… and the consummate con man off his game.

Focus opens February 27th, 2015.

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Source: Coming Soon