Peter Saji, a writer and Producer on Black-ish, who worked on musical episodes of that series, will write and direct the musical based on the song by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince that has become a summer anthem since its release in the early 90s.
The film is being produced at Sony.
Sony Music holds the rights to the original song.
Plot and casting have not been disclosed, so it’s unclear if Will Smith will actually appear in the film but he is acting as a producer on the new project according to Deadline.