‘Bright 2’: Everything We Know So Far About the Will Smith Sequel

A sequel to Bright became introduced following the discharge of the primary film launched in 2017. Now arising on five years later, it’s nonetheless doubtful in which the sequel is in improvement specially seeing that Will Smith’s notorious Oscar slap. Here’s the entirety we recognize up to now approximately Bright 2. 

Released on December 22nd, 2017, Bright became the large new fable mystery starring Joel Edgerton and Will Smith. The film is ready in an change Los Angeles in which people stay along orcs and different legendary creatures.

At the time of release, Netflix stated that it became one in all its largest film releases ever. The film became drastically launched earlier than Netflix became self-reporting its 2-minute facts or its hourly facts so, therefore, we don’t precisely recognize how nicely Bright stacks up these kind of years later. It became later said that 60 million Netflix customers watched the film despite the fact that it’s doubtful over what term that is over.

On January 3rd, 2018 Netflix showed a sequel might be returning tentatively named Bright 2 (the affirmation teaser under additionally counseled jokingly names like Brighter, Bad Boys in Mordor, Orcs Gone Wild and Wand Wars).

So with all that point handed for the reason that announcement, in which are we at with the sequel that’s anticipated to peer the go back of Will Smith and Joel Edgerton of their respective roles. It’s additionally been said that the film will possibly head the world over withinside the sequel.

Time of improvement on Bright 2 up to now

As we said above, we’re arising on 1/2 of a decade for the reason that first film became launched. A sequel became showed simply over 4 years in the past in early January. Following the announcement, Below the Line’s Find Film Work stated that “casting is already underway” as of January 8th, 2018.

David Ayer became introduced to be penning the script (despite the fact that Evan Spiliotopoulos became later sold into rewrite) with Eric Newman and Bryan Unkeless generating again (the pair paintings with Netflix beneathneath usual deals).

Variety Insights reviews that Grand Electric, Clubhouse Pictures, and Crave Films might all be returning to provide the film.

2019 became a large yr for the film with filming reportedly deliberate to begin withinside the summer (specially July) of that yr. That by no means got here to fruition, but with Will Smith’s scheduling conflicts seemingly inflicting the holdups.

Of course, in 2020, little or no became getting off the floor because of COVID-19 stopping manufacturing from getting underway which apparently caused a reconsider surrounding the script. That became showed in May 2020 whilst Deadline found out that David Ayer became now no longer going to be directing the film and Louis Leterrier became being eyed for the administrators position.

The closing primary replace we heard approximately Bright became through an all-encompassing interview with Netflix’s head of movie, Scott Stuber in 2021. The interview, posted in past due July 2021, noted Bright 2 however now no longer in terrific element saying:

“It [Netflix] is near having a very last script for “Bright 2,” if you want to convey returned unique stars Will Smith and Joel Edgerton,”

Also in July, ProductionWeekly said that filming (or manufacturing in a few shape at least) became because of get underway in fall 2021. We’ve had no affirmation of that happening. Another addition to the manufacturing list is that T.S. Nowlin, currently operating on Netflix’s The Adam Project, became at the writing team. Nowlin became additionally concerned with the Maze Runner movie franchise.

In fall 2021, but, Netflix launched the anime spin-off Bright: Samurai Soul which became launched in October 2021 with little to no fanfare.

Since the discharge of the anime movie, there’s been not anything introduced concerning the destiny of the franchise.

Many now worry the venture has both been halted or placed on the returned burner following a slew of Will Smith tasks being canceled or halted. They’re being halted due to the movements of Smith on the Oscars wherein he slapped Chris Rock who advised a comic story on the price of his wife. Following the Oscars, IndieWire said that Smith became nonetheless onboard to reprise his position withinside the sequel.

Netflix themselves halted a Smith venture withinside the shape of the approaching film Fast and Loose. The Hollywood Reporter first broke the information however didn’t point out Bright 2 or Cobra Kai (a display that Smith serves as an govt manufacturer on) and their destiny.