"Will Smith Returns to Action as Iraq War Veteran in 'Sugar Bandits'"
Will Smith has been cast as an Iraq War veteran in the lead role of the action crime film Sugar Bandits, based on the book Devils in Exile by Chuck Hogan. This marks Smith's first high-profile project since the Oscars incident in 2022. The film, which will be shopped at the European Film Market, follows the story of a military veteran forming an alliance to combat the Boston drug trade. Smith has also been linked to other projects, including a fourth Bad Boys film and a sequel to I Am Legend.