‘Bel-Air’ Trailer Gives A Dramatic Twist On The ‘Fresh Prince’ Classic

Over thirty years ago, NBC premiered The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, introducing audiences to the Bankses, a wealthy Black family enjoying the high-life in upper-crust Los Angeles. Starring a young Will Smith (at the time, best known as a rapper) as the inner-city relative sent to live with the lavish Bankses, the series was a terrific fish-out-of-water comedy, successfully turning stories about class conflict and respectability politics into hilarious jokes. But what if these same conflicts were amped up for drama? That was the question on Morgan Cooper’s mind when he created a trailer for imaginary film Bel-Air, which re-envisioned… Read Full Article