Will Smith said that the studio behind "The Pursuit of Happyness" was hesitant to cast Jaden Smith. According to the actor, Jaden auditioned "nine separate times" for the role of his on-screen son.

Fact beat fantasy at the box office over the weekend as “The Pursuit of Happyness,” a heartfelt story of a man’s rise from poverty in the 1980s, beat out tales of an industrious spider and a boy and ...

When entrepreneur and author Chris Gardner gets talking about the pursuit of "happyness," as he likes to spell it, you hear plenty of stories. Like one about his friend, a hedge-fund manager, who ...

Movie stars don't get much bigger than Will Smith. In December he teamed up with his son, Jaden, for his latest critical and commercial hit, "The Pursuit of Happyness," which makes it's way to stores ...

Smith is very proud of his Pursuit of Happyness. So much so, he told GQ that he considered the movie one of the best films in his career. Smith only tied one other movie with the 2006 biopic. “For the ...

Not even a dragon or the world's most-beloved spider could deny Will Smith another first-place finish at the box office. Sony's father-son drama "The Pursuit of Happyness," starring Smith and his own ...

Chinese cinemas will open next week in regions at low risk for COVID-19 with a boost from a slew of Hollywood titles, including “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Dolittle,” “Bloodshot,” and “Coco.” China‘s ...

There is never any doubt that Will Smith’s Chris Gardner will muddle through in “The Pursuit of Happyness,” that he’ll get a job, make some money, find a home and achieve the elusive, intentionally ...

The easy way to read Gabriele Muccino’s “The Pursuit of Happyness” is as an inspirational story, a go-for-the-gold heart-warmer affirming that in America, anyone can pull himself up by the bootstraps ...