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 uncertain wherein the sequel is in improvement mainly on the grounds that Will Smith’s notorious Oscar slap. Here’s the whole thing we realize to date approximately Bright 2.
Released on December 22nd, 2017, Bright became the huge new delusion mystery starring Joel Edgerton and Will Smith. The film is about in an exchange Los Angeles wherein human beings stay along orcs and different legendary creatures.
At the time of release, Netflix cited that it became certainly considered one among its largest film releases ever. The film became considerably launched earlier than Netflix became self-reporting its 2-minute information or its hourly information so, therefore, we don’t precisely realize how properly Bright stacks up these kind of years later. It became later stated that 60 million Netflix customers watched the film even though it’s uncertain over what term that is over.
On January 3rd, 2018 Netflix showed a sequel might be returning tentatively named Bright 2 (the affirmation teaser beneathneath additionally advised jokingly names like Brighter, Bad Boys in Mordor, Orcs Gone Wild and Wand Wars).
So with all that point exceeded because the announcement, wherein are we at with the sequel that’s predicted to peer the go back of Will Smith and Joel Edgerton of their respective roles. It’s additionally been stated that the film will in all likelihood head the world over withinside the sequel.
Time of improvement on Bright 2 to date
As we said above, we’re arising on 1/2 of a decade because the 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 cited that “casting is already underway” as of January 8th, 2018.
David Ayer became introduced to be penning the script (even though Evan Spiliotopoulos became later sold into rewrite) with Eric Newman and Bryan Unkeless generating again (the pair paintings with Netflix below typical deals).
Variety Insights reviews that Grand Electric, Clubhouse Pictures, and Crave Films might all be returning to provide the film.
2019 became a huge yr for the film with filming reportedly deliberate to begin withinside the summer (in particular July) of that yr. That in no way got here to fruition, but with Will Smith’s scheduling conflicts reputedly 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 brought about a reconsider surrounding the script. That became showed in May 2020 while Deadline discovered that David Ayer became now no longer going to be directing the film and Louis Leterrier became being eyed for the administrators function.
The ultimate principal replace we heard approximately Bright became thru an all-encompassing interview with Netflix’s head of movie, Scott Stuber in 2021. The interview, posted in overdue July 2021, cited Bright 2 however now no longer in notable element saying:
“It [Netflix] is near having a very last script for “Bright 2,” so that you can 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, lately running 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 task has both been halted or placed on the returned burner following a slew of Will Smith initiatives being canceled or halted. They’re being halted due to the moves of Smith on the Oscars wherein he slapped Chris Rock who instructed a shaggy dog story on the rate of his wife. Following the Oscars, IndieWire stated that Smith became nonetheless onboard to reprise his function withinside the sequel.
Netflix themselves halted a Smith task withinside the shape of the imminent 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 government manufacturer on) and their destiny.