Uptown Saturday Night remake with Kevin Hart & Will Smith? Kevin Fleming May 16, 2018 Entertainment, Movie News Kevin Hart is in talks to star in a remake of Uptown Saturday Night. Will Smith, who at one time was circling the project as a possible starring vehicle, is set to produce via his Overbrook banner. The original 1974 buddy comedy starred Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby as two friends who visit a high-end, underworld nightclub where they get robbed and have to go searching for a winning lottery ticket. Black-ish creator Kenya Barris wrote the most recent draft of the movie that is set up at Warner Bros. Smith will produce the Warner Bros. feature via his Overbrook banner. Related