Will Smith News

As Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards turns 25, E! will provide live coverage of the celebrity-filled famous orange carpet at the Galen Center at USC in Los Angeles. E!'s 'Live From the Red Carpet' and hosts, Ross Mathews and Kelly Osbourne, will be on-hand reporting on all of the celebrity arrivals - including Katy Perry, Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez - chatting with the nominees, seeing what everyone is wearing, and finding out who's ready to get slimed!

Television personality Quddus, best known from his days as the host of MTV's 'Total Request Live,' will host the highly anticipated ABC music competition series, DUETS.

Cartoon Network announced today that it has picked up an untitled kids sketch comedy series from entertainer Nick Cannon.

First Lady Michelle Obama will make her first-ever appearance at Nickelodeon's KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS to present Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Taylor Swift with this year's The Big Help Award in recognition of her extensive philanthropic endeavors, including her work with tornado and flood survivors in the United States.

The theme song to the highly anticipated action adventure comedy MEN IN BLACK 3, titled 'Back In Time,' has been written and recorded by RCA Records/Polo Grounds Music/Mr. 305 recording artist Pitbull, it was announced today by Lia Vollack, President of Worldwide Music for Sony Pictures.

They kept the homes fires burning while their husbands were topping the music charts and setting box offices ablaze worldwide. But now, as Hollywood's A-List ex-wives, they must adjust their own courses without their former husbands and make a name for themselves in VH1's new series HOLLYWOOD EXES. (working title).

Kicking off its first upfront season with President and CEO Wonya Lucas at the helm, TV One today unveiled ambitious plans to double the amount of original content during the 2012-2013 television year.

Academy Award-nominee Josh Brolin returns to SNL for his second appearance as host on April 14th. Brolin will next be seen alongside Will Smith in the third installment, "Men In Black 3."

Golden Globe and Grammy Award winner and Academy Award nominee Queen Latifah has signed on to star in and executive produce the Lifetime Original Movie Event, Steel Magnolias, a television adaptation of the iconic play and 1989 film of the same name, reuniting her with her producing duo Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, from the Oscar and Golden Globe winning Chicago and Hairspray. (Zadan and Meron also produce Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva and Smash.) She will take on the role of 'M'Lynn' and star alongside an all-star cast that includes Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad as 'Clairee,' Golden Globe and multiple Emmy winner Alfre Woodard as 'Ouiser,' Grammy winner Jill Scott as 'Truvy,' Adepero Oduye as 'Annelle,' and Condola Rashad as 'Shelby.' The announcement was made today by Nancy Dubuc, President and General Manager of Lifetime Networks.

Yul Vázquez, Tony nominee for his performance in Broadway's MOTHERF**KER WITH THE HAT, will star in the role of Victor Lazaro in the new, original drama MAGIC CITY. The series will debut on Friday, April 6 at 10 pm ET/PT, exclusively on STARZ.

Multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Katy Perry will break the sound barrier at USC's Galen Center with her first live performance at Nickelodeon's 2012 Kids' Choice Awards on Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m. (ET/tape delayed for West Coast).

MEN IN BLACK III is coming to theaters in 3 D on May 25, 2012 from Sony Pictures. The Sci-fi comedy is directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and stars Will Smith, Alice Eve, Tommy Lee Jones, Jemaine Clement, Josh Brolin, Emma Thompson and Bill Hader.

On the heels of making their US performance debut while on tour with Nickelodeon's Big Time Rush, One Direction, who are already an international pop sensation, has been confirmed to perform at Nickelodeon's 25th Annual KIDS' CHOICE AWARDS on Saturday, March 31st at 8:00 p.m. ET.

According to People.com, pop star Rihanna is among a handful of actresses in strong contention to take on the role of Whitney Houston in an upcoming film biopic about the late recording artist.

On Sunday, February 26 at 11 p.m.*, Centric premieres the first documentary celebrating Heavy D since his death. The hour-long documentary includes interviews and testimonies from entertainment heavyweights including Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah, Will Smith, Brett Ratner, MC Lyte, and more.

Carol Burnett will among the recipients of the 49th Annual ICG Publicists Awards, to be held Friday, February 24, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

On Sunday, February 26 at 11 p.m.*, Centric premieres the first documentary celebrating Heavy D since his death. The hour-long documentary includes interviews and testimonies from entertainment heavyweights including Mary J. Blige, Queen Latifah, Will Smith, Brett Ratner, MC Lyte, and more.

The Whole Backstage presents its winter season production of Pride and Prejudice through February 19 under the direction of Will Smith. Evening performances begin at 7:00 pm with Matinee's starting at 2:00 pm. This romantic comedy, by Jon Jory, based on Jane Austen's classic novel, is being directed by Will Smith of Guntersville, and features Jon Brown and Kayla Harper, both of Arab, in the lead roles. Ms. Harper is playing Elizabeth Bennet, the heroine on the story, while Mr. Brown portrays Mr. Darcy, her love interest.