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Jada Koren Pinkett Smith is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and businesswoman. She began her career in 1990, when she made a guest appearance in the short-lived sitcom True Colors. She starred in A Different World, produced by Bill Cosby, and she featured opposite Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996). She starred in dramatic films such as Menace II Society (1993) and Set It Off (1996). She has appeared in more than 20 films in a variety of genres, including Scream 2, Ali, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. Pinkett Smith launched her music career in 2002, when she helped create the metal band Wicked Wisdom, for which she is a singer and songwriter. Smith also created a production company, in addition to authoring a book, published in 2004. In 1997, she married rapper and actor Will Smith. They have two children, Jaden and Willow, and Pinkett Smith is stepmother to Willard "Trey" Smith III, Will's son from a previous marriage. The couple founded the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation, a charity organization which focuses on inner-city youth and family support and has worked with non-profit organizations like YouthBuild and the Lupus Foundation of America.
Valkyries is a 2025 epic fantasy adventure film based on the mythological warriors of the same name. Produced by Legendary Pictures, The Stone Quarry, and Jerry Bruckheimer Films, distributed by Lionsgate, and narrated by Vin Diesel, it is the first installment in the Ragnarök trilogy. Directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Jerry Bruckheimer and Robert Eggers, the film stars an ensemble cast that includes Anne Hathaway, Liv Tyler, Travis Fimmel, Elle Fanning, Zendaya, Kaya Scodelario, Brenton Thwaites, Daniel Kaluuya, Tom Hardy, Laurence Fishburne, Jada Pinkett Smith, Naomi Watts, Jason Momoa as Tyr, and Kurt Russell as Odin. It marks Tyler's first collaboration with Jackson since the Lord of the Rings trilogy. In the film, the Valkyries are forced to protect Valhalla and humanity from the Aesir god Baldur when he is sent by his father to steal the powerful Helheim Portal Key and awaken the monsters living within Helheim in order to wreak havoc. Valkyries premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on November 11th, 2025, and was released ten days later; it was a financal success, grossing $845 million worldwide against a budget of $123 million. The film received widespread acclaim and was praised for its storytelling, visuals, direction, action sequences, performances (particularly Hathaway, Tyler, Watts, and Momoa), Hans Zimmer's musical score, and the emotional weight compared to previous Norse Mythology films. A sequel is in development.
