Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Monday that Jaafar Jackson has officially joined the cast of Supermax to star opposite Will Smith and AnnaSophia Robb.
- Production is expected to begin in mid‑August, with several industry reports saying filming will start imminently.
- David Gordon Green will direct the action thriller from a script by David Weil and David J. Rosen, and the project is produced by The Picture Company and Westbrook.
- Amazon MGM has closed a deal with Miramax to distribute the film and plans to stream Supermax globally on Prime Video, a deal brokered by CAA Media Finance.
- Jackson’s specific character has not been disclosed publicly but sources describe his part as pivotal, and the move shifts him from a $1 billion biopic debut into original studio franchise-level fare.