Will Smith will take on the role of New York City crime boss Nicky Barnes in his next Netflix film The Council. The project will re-team Smith with Concussion helmer Peter Landesman, who wrote the ...

Rapman will direct Netflix’s “The Council,” a biopic about Nicky Barnes and the criminal empire that once ruled New York’s drug trade. Rapman marked his birthday with a major announcement on Friday ...

*Netflix announced in a Tweet on Tuesday that Will Smith will play crime boss Nicky Barnes in an upcoming film that the actor will also produce. “Will Smith is set to produce and star as Nicky Barnes ...

Will Smith is Nicky Barnes, the New York crime boss, in Netflix’s new film The Council. The Council stars Smith as Nicky Barnes, the notorious Harlem crime boss known for trafficking heroin. After a ...

“This description makes Nicky Barnes sound like a Civil Rights leader.” (AllHipHop News) At the moment, Hollywood seems to be infatuated with historical dramas covering African American crime bosses.

“Nicky Barnes is not around anymore,” said the balding, limping grandfather in the baggy Lee dungarees. Nicky Barnes, 78, Flamboyant Heroin Kingpin Who Taunted Authorities, Dies “Nicky Barnes’ ...

Will Smith is trading in his family-friendly aura and big blockbuster stardom to portray American crime boss Nicky Barnes in a biopic for Netflix called “The Council.” Peter Landesman (“Concussion,” ...

Will Smith will take on the bad-guy mantle in a new Netflix film, "The Council," when he plays famed New York City crime boss Nicky Barnes. Netflix announced Smith's casting this week, according to ...

Now, this is a story all about how Will Smith’s do-gooder roles got flipped-turned upside down. And I’d like to take a minute, just sit right there; I’ll tell you how he became a Netflix drug dealer, ...