Jaafar Jackson has joined the cast of Supermax, the Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax action thriller. Deadline exclusively broke the news. Jackson joins previously announced stars Will Smith and AnnaSophia Robb. The details of his role are being kept under wraps, though it is described as pivotal to the film’s central plot, per Deadline.
As previously reported, the film follows two FBI agents (Smith and Robb) investigating a seemingly impossible murder within the walls of a maximum-security prison, per Deadline.
David Gordon Green directs from a script by David Weil and David J. Rosen.
The casting marks Jackson’s first major project since his breakout turn as his uncle Michael Jackson in Michael, the Antoine Fuqua-directed biopic that has crossed $1 billion at the global box office to become the highest-grossing biopic of all time, ahead of Oppenheimer and Bohemian Rhapsody.
Andrew Rona and Alex Heineman of The Picture Company produce alongside Smith and Adam Fishbach for Westbrook Studios. Miramax CEO Jonathan Glickman, president of film Alexandra Loewy and COO Thom Zadra also executive produce..
Featured image: Jafaar Jackson makes a surprise appearance at the Michael movie pop-up experience at Complex NY in SoHo on April 2, 2026; Photo credit: Fritz from Complex
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