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His Oscar slap got Will Smith in a lot of trouble. Now there's more bad news for the superstar, as an upcoming project has been canceled and another postponed.
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Four and a half years after "Bright" was released on Netflix and became the highest-grossing film in the service's history. Streaming at the time, it is clear that that the âBright 2â sequel will no longer come. This reports Hollywood insiders and Bloomberg reporters Lucas Shaw on Twitter. Netflix has dropped all plans for a sequel.
Cancellation of âBright 2â: No episode of the slap at the Oscars
That doesn't stop Will Smith from getting angry. In the case of "Bright 2," it should have nothing to do with his slap in the face against fellow Oscar winner Chris Rock. While Netflix has postponed the action movie "Fast & Loose" from "John Wick" director David Leitch for the time being, According to Shaw, there should be other reasons for the complete cancellation of "Bright 2".
It doesn't say which ones, but given the sequel's long history of delays, it's relatively obvious that the service of Streaming simply lost interest in the very expensive project. Instead, the "Bright" universe will likely be used for smaller films like the "Bright: Samurai Soul" spin-off, released last fall.
Postponed because of a slap: No 3rd nature series for now
According to an article, a direct consequence of the slap of an Oscar Bloomberg on the other hand, a decision by National Geographic, a subsidiary of Disney, to postpone any collaboration with Smith for the time being. After the âOne Strange Rockâ and âWelcome To Earthâ series available on Disney+, Smith should soon be making a third series with NatGeo with âPole To Poleâ.
âOne Strange Rockâ on Disney+*
"Welcome to Earth" on Disney+*
In Pole To Pole, Will Smith will be accompanied on trips to the South and North Poles. The plan was to start filming the series in May 2022. According to a Bloomberg source, the decision has now been made not to start production until the fall. This pushes back the release, which is also set to take place on Disney+ in that country, and there's more distance between the start and the Oscars incident.
What will become of âemancipationâ?
That's going to be the general idea for everyone behind Will Smith's projects: give time to let the grass grow after Smith's assault on Chris Rock. Therefore, for example, further work on "Bad Boys 4" has been postponed for the time being. We're eagerly awaiting how AppleTV+ will handle Will Smith's only project that's ever been filmed: The slavery action thriller "Emancipation" is set to hit theaters and on the Apple TV service. Streaming in the fall or winter of 2022.
Apple spent a lot of money on the project and outbid many Hollywood studios in a bidding war. Because "Emancipation" was seen as a big, high-profile project â and a possible extra Oscar role for Smith. Will it become something with a start in 2022 and therefore the year of the slap? As is known, Will Smith was banned from the Academy of Oscars for ten years (having left it himself before). This means he can no longer attend Academy events (especially the Oscars) and vote there. However, he may still be nominated for other Oscars during this time (but he is simply not allowed to receive them personally). But it's debatable whether his fellow actors will vote for him again so soon - and that could affect the chances of "emancipation" in other categories as well.
It seems hard to let the finished film hang around any longer. After all, the expenses again want to be refinanced and in the hard battle of the services of Streaming, you can't afford to hold back exclusive and extraordinary content for too long.
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