LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOU KNOW MY FIRST GUEST TONIGHT FROM
"INDEPENDENCE DAY," "MEN IN BLACK" "ALI," AND "ALADDIN."
HIS NEW FILM IS "GEMINI MAN."
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW, WILL SMITH.
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>> Stephen: WOOOO!
WOOOO!
WOOO!
WOOOO!
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>> Stephen: GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> DID I-- DIWIN?
DIWIN?
DID I WIN?
>> Stephen: YOU DID!
YOU DID!
I DON'T LIKE SOMEBODY TO BE OUT-LOVED BY MY AUDIENCE.
I'M A NEEDY MAN.
YOU DON'T GET THIS JOB WITHOUT BEING NEEDY, WILL SMITH.
YOU COME INTO MY HOUSE, AND THEY LOVE YOU MORE THAN ME?
>> YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST BACKSTAGE JEALOUS YOU WERE
GETTING ALL THE LOVE.
I SAID I NEED SOME OF THAT ON MY FACE.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
YOU'RE A BUSY MAN.
>> I KNOW, I'M DOING A LOT.
>> Stephen: BESIDES THE PREMIERE OF "GEMINI MAN" THIS
WEEKEND.
>> YUP, ABSOLUTELY.
>> Stephen: BUT YOU ALSO-- AND I LOVE THIS.
YOU WERE DOWN IN ATLANTA.
>> OH, YEAH, DOWN IN HOT-LANTA.
>> Stephen: TYLER PERRY HAS CREATED HIS OWN STUDIO.
>> HIS OWN STUDIO.
>> Stephen: ON 330 ACRES JUST OUTSIDE OF ATLANTA.
>> ABSOLUTELY, YEAH.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: PEOPLE ARE CALL.
>> -- PEOPLE ARE CALLING IT "BLACK HOLLYWOOD."
>> YEAH, BLACK HOLLYWOOD.
ALREADY.
HE BETTER MAKE SOME MOVIES TO PAY FOR IT.
>> Stephen: I FOUND OUT THERE ARE, LIKE, 12 SOUND STUDIOS.
>> IT WAS SPECTACULAR.
>> Stephen: FILM STUDIOS.
AND ONE IS NAMED AFTER YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: "THE WILL SMITH SOUNDSTAGE.
>> YEAH, IT WAS FANTASTIC.
YUP.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: WHAT DID THAT MEAN TO YOU?
>> YOU KNOW, IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.
IT WAS, LIKE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY THAT SHOWED UP FOR
HIM.
THE SOUNDSTAGES ARE SET ON WHAT USED TO BE A CONFEDERATE ARMY
BASE, RIGHT?
YOU KNOW, SO, IT'S LIKE, TYLER WAS, YOU KNOW, 20 YEARS AGO WAS
HOMELESS, YOU KNOW.
SO FOR HIM TO MAKE THAT TRANSITION AND TO CREATE THIS
PLACE, AND EVERYBODY THAT SHOWED UP, YOU KNOW-- THERE WAS ME, AND
HALLE BERRY AND DENZELLE, AND OPRAH-- OH, YEAH, THERE YOU GO.
>> Stephen: OPRAH AND STEADMAN RIGHT THERE.
( APPLAUSE )
JUST REALLY A SPECTACULAR EVENING.
AND OPRAH GOT-- OPRAH GOT THE BIG STAGE AT THE END.
THAT'S THE ONE, THE OPRAH WINFREY SOUND STUDIO.
SHE'S OPEN RARKS YOU KNOW.
BECAUSE I WAS HAPPY WITH MINE, YOU KNOW,.
>> Stephen: YES.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> AND THEN I SAW OPRAHS...
( LAUGHTER )
I'VE HAD THAT RECEIPT EXPERIENCE VERY SIMILAR.
I'M VERY HAPPY WITH MY HOUSE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: THEN I SAW OPRAH'S.
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW.
( LAUGHTER )
KNOW WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT OPRAH.
LIKE, OPRAH HAS BEEN FAMOUS SO LONG, THAT WHOEVER'S THERE, WHEN
OPRAH'S THERE, YOU'RE HER ASSISTANT, RIGHT?
( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: SURE.
>> LIKE, OPRAH WILL JUST START WALKING, AND, "HEY, MISS
WINFREY."
YOU JUST FEEL LIKE YOU HAVE TO ASSIST.
>> Stephen: YEAH, HAPPILY THOUGH.
>> YEAH, VERY HAPPY, YOU KNOW.
I'VE SEEN BARACK GET OPRAH SOMETHING TO EAT, YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
YEAH.
>> Stephen: WOW.
OKAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR NEW FILM "GEMINI MAN."
I SAW IT LAST WEEK IN, I THINK, ANG LEE'S-- IN HIS SCREENING
ROOM.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: HERE IN MANHATTAN, WHICH IS, LIKE, BEST POSSIBLE
SITUATION TO WATCH IT.
120 FRAMES.
>> PER SECOND.
>> Stephen: 4K.
>> 3D.
>> Stephen: 3D, UNBELIEVABLE.
>> ANG LEE WHAT, HE DID WITH THIS FILM IS REALLY SPECTACULAR.
HE'S TRYING TO-- HE REALIZED THAT HOME SYSTEMS ARE-- YOU
KNOW, YOUR TELEVISION SOUND AND SCREEN AT HOME ARE SPECTACULAR
NOW.
SO HE'S TRYING TO CREATE A NEW REASON FOR PEOPLE TO GO TO A
MOVIE THEATER.
SO WITH THE 120 FRAMES PER SECOND, MEANING IT'S SUPER
CLEAR.
THE CAMERAS ARE SO CRYSTAL CLEAR, AND HE WANTS IT TO
RESPOND LIKE YOU SEE REAL LIFE.
AND YOU'RE BEING IMMERSED INTO THE 3D.
YOU HAVE TO SEE IT IN 3D.
I KNOW YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE REGULAR SCREENS, BUT YOU HAVE TO
SEE IT IN 3D, BECAUSE IT IS REALLY-- IT'S NOT OLD SCHOOL.
IT'S NOT YOUR DADDY'S 3D.
>> Stephen: I KIND OF WANT TO SEE IT TWICE.
I'VE SEEN IT ONCE NOW IN THE MAXED OUT EVERYTHING, AND NOW I
WANT TO SEE IT, LIKE, IN 2D, LIKE 24 FRAMES PER SECOND, JUST
TO SEE THE EXPERIENCE.
IT REALLY FELT LIKE I WAS IN THE FILM.
IT WAS LIKE I WAS YOUNG WILL SMITH.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> THAT SEEMS-- THAT SEEMS-- THAT SEEMS STRANGE, MR. COLBERT.
SO THIS CHARACTER-- THIS IS THE FIRST TIME-- I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T
MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF ON YOUR OWN SHOW.
>> Stephen: NO, NO, NO, YOU'RE THE GUEST.
YOU ACTUALLY CAN CUT ME OFF.
I CAN ONLY CUT YOU OFF-- YOU ALWAYS GET TO TALK FIRST.
>> GOOD, BECAUSE I COME IN AND I'M STEALING ALL YOUR LOVE.
>> Stephen: NO, NO, I DON'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOU EVER.
PLEASE GO, PLEASE GO.
ONE MORE THING THOUGH--
OKAY.
SORRY, GO AHEAD.
>> OH, MAN.
NO, SO THIS CHARACTER IS THE FIRST EVER 100% DIGITAL HUMAN.
THE YOUNG WILL SMITH-- SO WHEN YOU SEE IT-- IT ISN'T DE-AGING.
SO IT'S NOT ME PLAYING THE CHARACTER AND THEY JUST STRETCH
OUT MY FACE AND MAKE ME LOOK YOUNGER.
IT ACTUALLY IS A 100% DIGITAL CHARACTER, RIGHT.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME EVER.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
>> SO ANG-- YOU KNOW, THE TECHNOLOGY THAT HE CREATED --
>> Stephen: BUT YOU FIGHT YOURSELF.
>> I FIGHT GLIEZ HOW DO YOU FIGHT A PURELY DIGITAL-- LIKE
FACE-TO-FACE PRESS AND SLAMMING EACH OTHER INTO WALLS.
HOW DO YOU FIGHT PURELY DIGITAL-- THERE HAS TO BE
SOMETHING THERE.
>> THERE ARE STUNT PEOPLE.
SO DO YOU IT WITH STUNT PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> AND THEN THEY TOTALLY REPLACE THE --
>> Stephen: PERSON.
>> THE PERSON THERE, AND THEN THEY PUT IN THE YOUNG WILL.
>> Stephen: HOW DID YOU-- HOW DID YOU PICK THE YOUNG WILL--
ACTUALLY, BEFORE WE DO THAT, LET'S SEE A LITTLE CLIP OF YOU
AND YOUNG WILL.
>> SO THEY CAN KNOW WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THAT'S WHY YOU'RE YOU.
YOU SAW THAT THE AUDIENCE, WE WERE GETTING ABOVE THEIR HEAD,
RIGHT?
AND YOU SAID-- YOU DECIDED-- IN THE MOMENT.
I SAW IT HAPPEN IN YOUR EYES.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
>> YOU SAID, "LET'S SHOW THEM A CLIP."
>> Stephen: YEAH.
YOU KNOW WHAT I SAID TO MYSELF?
I SAID, "I THINK OUR WHEELS ARE HYDROPLANING HERE.
LET'S GET BACK ON THE ROAD.
LET'S GET OUR SKIFF BACK IN THE WATER"
WE HAVE A CLIP.
YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHAT WE'RE SEEING?
THERE'S A MOTORCYCLE RACE.
>> THERE'S A MOTORCYCLE CHASE WHERE THE YOUNG PEOPLE IS
CHASING THE OLD ME.
AND THE OLD ME IS TRYING TO DEFEND AGAINST THE YOUNG PEOPLE
WHOOPING MY ASS.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: JIM.
>> STOP!
STOP!
>> Stephen: WOW.
>> YEAH.
( APPLAUSE )
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE NOT-- YOU ARE NOTE NICE TO YOU IN THAT.
>> YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I'M UPSET WITH MYSELF.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK.
PLEASE DON'T GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE RIGHT BACK
WITH MORE WILL SMITH, EVERYBODY.
STICK AROUND.