Will Smith stopped by to speak about starring in his daring new journey collection, Pole to Pole, the place he pushes himself far exterior his consolation zone typically with terrifying outcomes. The present takes Will on actual expeditions around the globe, guided by scientists, explorers, and native specialists, as he tackles excessive environments and life-changing challenges.
Will joked that whereas he loves basketball, his knees undoubtedly don’t. As a substitute, this collection places him face-to-face with nature at its most intense. On the South Pole, temperatures dropped to unfavorable 37 levels, a chilly so excessive it appears like burning hearth fairly than freezing air. Throughout one harrowing second, Will discovered himself climbing an ice wall throughout a storm decreasing cables because the climate worsened whereas questioning aloud the place his stunt double was.
Issues didn’t get any calmer on the North Pole, the place Will went scuba diving beneath strong ice. Descending about ten ft under the floor, he described the expertise as swimming beneath an upside-down skating rink. When the crew repeatedly yelled “abort dive,” panic set in. At one level, Will by accident pulled off his personal masks, fully freaking out. His solely method again was grabbing the tether and pulling himself towards the small opening within the ice above him.
The journey didn’t cease there. May even journeyed into the Amazon jungle, the place he took half in actual expeditions together with milking a venomous tarantula and attempting to find an enormous anaconda.
Impressed by his late mentor to discover life’s greatest questions, Pole to Pole with Will Smith follows the actor over 100 days as he skis to the South Pole, dives beneath Arctic ice, climbs mountains, encounters lethal wildlife, and embraces the unknown. The collection has resonated with audiences and is at present the primary present on the Discovery Channel.
To cap issues off, Jimmy Fallon determined to check Will’s nerves one final time by bringing out a boa constrictor, difficult him to carry the snake for 30 seconds as a result of apparently surviving the North Pole wasn’t sufficient. See extra inside….
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