Current:Home > ScamsFastexy Exchange|Will Smith Makes Surprise Coachella Appearance at J Balvin's Men in Black-Themed Show -Elite Financial Minds
Fastexy Exchange|Will Smith Makes Surprise Coachella Appearance at J Balvin's Men in Black-Themed Show
SignalHub View
Date:2025-04-09 14:06:42
Say J Balvin's name,Fastexy Exchange and the men in black will appear.
The "Mi Gente" singer surprised fans at Coachella 2024 by welcoming Will Smith on stage for an out-of-this-world performance that saw the actor recreate his rap and dance moves from his 1997 "Men in Black" music video from the soundtrack to his hit movie of the same name.
In footage from the pair's rehearsal of the alien-themed set, obtained exclusively by E! News, J Balvin praised the star. "We have the legend Will Smith here," he said in Spanish, later calling his experience working with him a "dream."
Men in Black stars Will and Tommy Lee Jones as agents investigating extraterrestrial life on Earth. And fans couldn't get enough of the movie's UFO conspiracy theories, as sequels were released in 2002, 2012 and 2019.
Although the alien movies blew up, Will recently revealed that he almost turned down the role.
"That was the next year after Independence Day," he told Variety in August. "So I didn't want to make two alien movies back to back."
But Steven Spielberg, who was an executive producer on the film, was able to persuade him after sending a helicopter to fetch Will from New York.
"It landed at his house," Will recalled. "And, like, he had me at hello. And it was the first time I ever had lemonade with carbonated water. You can't say no to that."
Noting that the Jurassic Park director said the "coldest s--t," to win him over, Will added, "He said, 'Tell me why you don't want to make my movie…' And he was the producer. And he put the ellipsis at the end, it was the dot, dot, dot. If he had continued, he would have said, ‘Joker, you know I made Jaws, right? You know I made E.T.'"
And almost 30 years later, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air alum stepped back into the suit for Coachella 2024.
In addition to Balvin's intergalactic performance, the desert music festival saw spectacles put on by headliners Lana Del Rey, Tyler The Creator, Doja Cat and No Doubt in Indio, Calif.
Read on to see more stars lighting up Coachella 2024:
At Neon Carnival
At Neon Carnival
At Neon Carnival
At Interscope and Capitol Records' Coachella Party
At Neon Carnival
At Neon Carnival
Performing during Weekend 1
Performing during Weekend 1
The actress teamed up with Aperol for Coachella, bringing the new Aperol Terrazza experience to the festival.
At Neon Carnival
At Revolve Festival
At Revolve Festival
At Revolve Festival
At the Nylon House event. (She is wearing an 8 Other Reasons cowboy hat available on Revolve.com.
At the CELSIUS Cosmic Desert event.
At the Paper Playground party presented by True Religion and E11even.
At the NYLON House event.
After Suki's Weekend 1 performance on the Gobi stage.
During Weekend 1 of the Coachella Festival.
At the Nylon House event.
During Weekend 1 of the festival.
At the Revolve Festival.
At the Nylon House event.
On the Coachella stage.
Leaving Sabrina Carpenter's show on Weekend 1.
At the Nylon House event.
In a TOVE dress, The Row bag and Harlow sandals at the FWRD welcome reception.
At the Aperol Terrazza.
At the Absolut tent.
Performing with Bizarrap on the Sahara Stage.
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (38623)
Related
- SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
- Gunman on scooter charged with murder after series of NYC shootings that killed 86-year-old man and wounded 3 others
- Interest rates up, but not on your savings account
- Selling Sunset's Amanza Smith Shares Update on Massive Pain Amid Hospitalization
- Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
- Selling Sunset's Amanza Smith Shares Update on Massive Pain Amid Hospitalization
- Hundreds of Toxic Superfund Sites Imperiled by Sea-Level Rise, Study Warns
- Investors prefer bonds: How sleepy government bonds became the hot investment of 2022
- Dick Vitale announces he is cancer free: 'Santa Claus came early'
- Lily-Rose Depp Reaches New Milestone With Love of My Life 070 Shake
Ranking
- Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie return for an 'Encore,' reminisce about 'The Simple Life'
- 'Can I go back to my regular job?' Sports anchor goes viral for blizzard coverage
- We battle Planet Money for indicator of the year
- In the Pacific, Global Warming Disrupted The Ecological Dance of Urchins, Sea Stars And Kelp. Otters Help Restore Balance.
- Former Danish minister for Greenland discusses Trump's push to acquire island
- Southern Charm Star Taylor Ann Green's Brother Worth Dead at 36
- Polluting Industries Cash-In on COVID, Harming Climate in the Process
- On Florida's Gulf Coast, developers eye properties ravaged by Hurricane Ian
Recommendation
Meta donates $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund
Chris Pratt Mourns Deaths of Gentlemen Everwood Co-Stars John Beasley and Treat Williams
You People Don't Want to Miss New Parents Jonah Hill and Olivia Millar's Sweet PDA Moment
Starbucks workers plan a 3-day walkout at 100 U.S. stores in a unionization effort
Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
North Korea has hacked $1.2 billion in crypto and other assets for its economy
A $1.6 billion lawsuit alleges Facebook's inaction fueled violence in Ethiopia
Sam Bankman-Fried to be released on $250 million bail into parents' custody