Jaafar Jackson has landed his next film role, joining Will Smith in the action thriller Supermax, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The part marks Jackson's second major feature, following his turn as his uncle Michael Jackson in Antoine Fuqua's biopic Michael.

Jackson is the son of Jermaine Jackson, Michael's older brother. His casting in Supermax was first reported by Deadline and confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter on 3 August 2026. The specific role he will play has not been disclosed.

Supermax stars Smith and AnnaSophia Robb as two FBI agents investigating a murder inside a maximum-security prison. David Gordon Green, whose credits range from the comedy Pineapple Express to the rebooted Halloween horror trilogy, is directing. The screenplay is by David Weil and David J. Rosen.

Amazon MGM Studios and Miramax are producing. Amazon MGM holds the worldwide rights to the film, which is set for a theatrical release before arriving on the Prime Video streaming platform — a windowed strategy that gives cinemas first run before the film moves to streaming. Production was expected to begin shortly.

The producer roster reflects the studio-and-talent mix typical of a project of this scale. Alex Heineman and Andrew Rona of The Picture Company produce alongside Smith and Adam Fishbach for Westbrook, Smith's entertainment company. Executive producers are Jonathan Glickman, Alexandra Loewy, Thom Zadra, Spencer Ela, Weil and Rosen, with Natalie Weil associate producing.

For Jackson, the role arrives at an early stage in what looks to be a carefully built screen career. His performance as Michael Jackson in the Fuqua-directed biopic — a film sanctioned by the Jackson estate — put him in front of global audiences for the first time. Supermax now pairs him with one of Hollywood's most bankable stars in a genre, the prison-set action thriller, that has reliably drawn theatrical crowds.