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Will Smith Reveals He's Considering a Future in Politics: "They Might Need Me Out There"

"This is the first year that I’ve been incensed to a level that I can’t sleep," Smith says.

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Will Smith 2020?

Currently on a whirlwind promo tour ahead of the holiday release of the NFL-shattering Concussion, Smith joined the Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg for his "first ever" podcast interview to discuss his portrayal of Nigerian-born forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu, his creative process, and the current state of American politics. In fact, today's "political landscape" apparently has Smith so troubled, he's now seriously considering joining that conversation in the most direct way possible:

America's favorite multi-hyphenate, who also recently revealed why he ultimately decided to pass on Quentin Tarantino's Oscar-winning Django Unchained, also shared some compelling thoughts on what exactly America means to him in relation to his own journey from West Philadelphia to Hollywood and the story of Dr. Omalu:

This news, of course, also opens up an interesting plot possibility for that rumoredFresh Prince of Bel-Air reboot: Will becomes POTUS.

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