Movie Preview: Will Smith in Seven Pounds [2] It's cool that there's a new trailer out for Will Smith's upcoming heartwarming drama Seven Pounds, even if it doesn't offer much insight into what the movie is about, exactly. Will Smith plays an IRS agent who is depressed and guilt-ridden about mistakes from his past. He sets out to make amends by helping seven strangers. The film is brought to us by the director of The Pursuit of Happyness and it opens Dec. 19.