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Her 'buddy': Kendall Jenner shares photo with Jaden Smith after he lands major role in slavery drama The Good Lord Bird

Published: 14:08 EST, 18 April 2014 | Updated: 14:47 EST, 18 April 2014

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Kylie Jenner calls him her 'best guy friend' and it looks like he's won over her sister too, as Kendall Jenner posted a picture of her laughing with Jaden Smith.

In the picture poster Friday the son of actor Will Smith appeared to be giving the reality TV star a low five, slapping his hand against her open palms. The 18-year-old captioned the picture 'buddy.'

They may have been celebrating the news that he landed his most challenging role to date, the lead part in The Good Lord Bird, according to Deadline.

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Good buddies: Kendall posted a picture of her laughing with Jaden on her Instagram

The 15-year-old rising star will portray Henry 'Onion' Shackleford in a big-screen adaptation of the 2013 novel by James McBride.

The movie will be told through Jaden's character's eyes as he meets radical slavery abolitionist John Brown, to be played by Liev Schreiber, in 1856 Kansas and follows him on his crusade.

At their first meeting, Brown mistakes Shackleford for a girl as he is wearing a dress, which he continues to do for most of the plot of the novel.

Most mature role yet: Jaden Smith, left, has been cast in the lead role of Henry 'Onion' Shackleford in a movie adaptation of novel The Good Lord Bird

Brown – based on a real historical figure - famously didn't believe in the notion of peaceful resistance and advocated fighting the system of slavery through violence, feeling harm done to slave owners was God's punishment.

Along their journey, Shackleford and Brown meet other leading lights of social reform including Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman.

The story also sees them take part in the Raid on Harpers Ferry, an armed slave revolt in 1859 organised by Brown where his gang seized a United States arsenal in Virginia.

Jaden Smith gives Kylie Jenner a friendly squeeze at premiere

Celebrating with sushi? The young actor was in good spirits as he was accompanied by his sister Willow, left, and their friend Moises Arias, riding his bike, to dinner on Wednesday

The Good Lord Bird won the US 2013 National Book Award for Fiction and has been compared to Mark Twain’s classic novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

After winning his latest role, Jaden was in good spirits as he ate at Sugarfish Sushi in Calabasas on Wednesday, accompanied by his sister, Willow, 13, and their friend Hannah Montana actor Moises Arias.

After their meal Jaden gave a fan with a piece of his own artwork, then they all posed happily for pictures.

Jaden started his acting career in 2003 in TV series All of Us and quickly moved into movies, appearing with The Pursuit of Happyness with his famous father in 2006 before breaking out on his own in The Day the Earth Stood Still in 2008.

Rising star: Jaden has previously impressed in a lead role when he appeared in 2010s The Karate Kid

He got his first lead role as Dre Parker in 2010's The Karate Kid, a huge box office success, and has been announced to star in a sequel.

However, Jaden's career hasn't all been plain sailing, as his second collaboration with Will, After Earth - in which they play a father and son battling aliens - was panned by critics and earned them Golden Raspberry awards, known as Razzies, as Worst Actors.

Despite not being a critical favourite, the movie still took $230 million at the box office, almost double its budget.

Father and son: The teenager has previously appeared with his father, Will, in two movies, The Pursuit of Happyness and After Earth

A Flop? While it took over $230 million at the box office, After Earth didn't excite critics and earned Jaden a Razzie for Worst Actor

Liev Schreiber, Jaden Smith Set For Slavery Pic ¿The Good Lord Bird¿ Adapted From James McBride Bestseller

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Becky2291, Swindon, United Kingdom, 7 hours ago

I love Will Smith but my god his son is irritating

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18 yr old, UK, 7 hours ago

Both Jaden Smith and Will Smith are amazing actors

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Issie, South west, 7 hours ago

Oh dear.. But he can't act? Just ask anyone who's seen After Earth! His acting is truly appalling and not appropriate for a topic as sensitive as slavery

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nomad, constantly traveling, United States, 7 hours ago

Can't imagine how the son of Will Smith "lands" starring roles in major films...

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jennifer38, Baltimore, United States, 7 hours ago

Too bad this kid is in the movie. Reason alone not to see it.

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Julia H, Calgary, Canada, 7 hours ago

Another movie I will not see, oh well.

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Skunkpu, San Antonio, 7 hours ago

Awesome. Another movie about slavery. I just cannot wait for it especially since Jaden Smith is in it. I can never get enough of movies about slavery.

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Vics, UK, 7 hours ago

He seems quite the precocious little brat.

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AM2014, London, 7 hours ago

I love the way he hangs with his little sister! My sisters hated taking me out anywhere!

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eric shunn, Brighton, United Kingdom, 7 hours ago

His acting skills are dreadful. If he didn't have his father's name he wouldn't even make it to a B-list, straight-to-DVD movie. Him and his awful sister, bolstered by all the media attention, think they have more talent than they really have.