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The City That Sailed

3/24/10 - Will Smith is torn between Sony's Men in Black III and 20th Century Fox's fantasy-adventure The City That Sailed, according to Variety.  The City That Sailed, written by Andrew Niccol would tell the story of a New York street magician who is separated from his young daughter. After the girl moves to London, she finds magic candles that can make her wishes comes true. One wish ends up causing the island of Manhattan to separate from the U.S. and float toward England.

7/9/09 - Director Francis Lawrence teams up with Will Smith again for a fantastical drama titled The City That Sailed at 20th Century Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  The director is developing the project, which is being produced by Smith's Overbrook banner, with an eye to direct.  Written by Andrew Niccol, the story follows a New York City street magician whose daughter, because of family circumstances, lives in England. In exploring a lighthouse one day, the girl discovers a room with magic candles and wishes to be reunited with her father, causing the island of Manhattan to break away and drift across the Pond.

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