The company that owns the rights to 'Fresh Prince' reportedly has filed a few trademark applications, trying to lock down rights to 'Fresh Princess' for a TV program and more.
- Feb 28, 2018
AceShowbiz - It seems like a reboot of popular sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" is happening. The company that owns the rights to "Fresh Prince" reportedly has made moves which indicates that the reboot is currently underway. However, it seems like fans won't see Will Smith being the lead on it.
According to TMZ, the company has filed a few trademark applications, trying to lock down rights to "Fresh Princess" for a television program and virtually every other media platform. The site further stated that they're looking to trademark the "Fresh Princess" on a bunch of merch, such as bags, backpacks, animal collars, clothing and footwear.
While it doesn't offer much, some fans assume that a female-centered "Fresh Prince" reboot may be coming anytime soon.
The moves arrive after it was said that the company wanted to make trademarks for new "Fresh Prince" toys. It sparked speculation that there might be a cartoon version of the 90s show.
Meanwhile, Smith previously revealed that instead of reprising his role as teenage boy Will, he would like to play the Uncle Phil role should the revival be happening. "I'd have to be Uncle Phil in that one. I'm 50," the "Bright" actor told host Graham Norton during his appearance on "The Graham Norton Show". "Like, 'C'mon, Aunt Viv! I'm 50. I can't go out on my own?' "
During the episode, Will, whose character caused trouble for Uncle Phil (James Avery) and Aunt Viv (Janet Hubert-Whitten, then replaced by Daphne Maxwell Reid) on the sitcom, revealed that there was something he disliked about the show. "It was my very first role and I was very, very focused on being successful so I learned the whole script and everyone else's lines," he said.
The husband of Jada Pinkett Smith added, "If you watch the first four or five episodes you can see I'm mouthing other people's lines. It's terrible and I can't bear to watch it."
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" aired on NBC from September 1990 to May 1996. Running for six seasons and airing 148 episodes, the series also starred Alfonso Ribeiro, Karyn Parsons, Tatyana M. Ali, Joseph Marcell and Ross Bagley. Tyra Banks also appeared in a recurring capacity.
