After Earth Pitch Meeting

Step inside the pitch meeting that led to After Earth!

Will Smith is one of the most popular and beloved actors of all time, with a huge list of blockbuster movies under his belt. It seems like he really wanted that same future for his son Jaden, because he and his wife handed him a starring role in a big budget M Night Shyamalan movie. Did he live up to the challenge? Um...

After Earth raises lots of questions. Like why did anyone think it was a good idea to have Jaden lead a movie like this? Why have Will Smith in it if he’s going to be stone-faced and emotionless? How did everything on Earth evolve in one thousand years to kill humans, which didn’t even live there anymore? Why would aliens breed monsters specifically to kill humans, but only give them the ability to smell fear? Why did M Night Shyamalan direct this thing?

To answer all these questions and more, step inside the Pitch Meeting that led to After Earth! It’ll be super easy, barely an inconvenience.

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[Warstub]

"So why don't they..."
"So the movie can happen!"

Gets me every time.

[TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

The worse the movie is, the better these Pitch meetings are.

[tempast]

"Trees don't get afraid" Tell that to petrified wood

[HagenvonEitzen]

Never watched the movie, but that doesn't prevent me from attending the pitch meeting

[johnwatson]

“then the bird dies… because of the extreme cold”
“which it has not evolved to survive?”
“now you’re getting it sir!”
“I’m truly… I’m not!”

[abbygail]

“Doing things is hard”

Me chilling in one position since afternoon on my sofa: “yes sir it is”

[RameshBabu-noxu]

“They also impale humans on trees”
“Trees don’t show fear”
The Happening flashbacks

[blueninja]

“Pretty sure I just unlocked that guy in Mortal Kombat” 😂

[moonprincesst.s.h.ever]

"Sounds like a pretty intense case of nepotism."
"I pretty sure that their health insurance will cover that." 😂🤣😂🤣

[illCMAC]

"Cold let's you know when it is cold."
"And so will this suit."

[All.Gravy]

“Cold let’s you know when it’s cold”

That was golden.

[MusicalBasics]

This is why you should never take your audience for granted.

[jwatts]

Writer: "He had 2 broken legs"
Producer: <snaps> "Oh you need those to walk!"
LOL he is super proud that he knows a thing

[dixiecronin]

"Doing things is hard."
You totally understand me, Producer Guy.

[garysuarez]

"Sudden baboons are tight".
"Don't trees produce oxygen?"
"Which is how they evolved?"
Much science talked here.

[Barnowl]

My first thought when Will Smith says that everything on earth has evolved to kill humans was "But...how? They left the planet so there's no way they could do that!" Glad to know Ryan feels the same.

[zeroviewsclub]

"Sure, those things might as well happen."
Perfect slogan for 2020

[Dinobot]

They ignored M. Night's involvement just like the film's marketing team did.

[nathank]

No jokes about how the giant bird that evolved to kill humans saves the human for no reason?

[ColinFox]

I've seen interviews with filmmakers where they talk about not wanting their movie to be skewered by a Pitch Meeting. Ryan, you strike fear into the hearts of those men.