Will Smith is in the news but for all the wrong reasons. After getting banned from Oscars looks like another studio has called quits on him

Netflix Cancels Yet Another Will Smith Project in the SLAPGATE Fallout

It’s been almost a month since the infamous Chris Rock and Will Smith incident
at the 2022 Academy Awards. But the slap is still echoing in the movie industry.
After multiple studios dropped their projects involving Smith. Another major
studio has seemed to decide to shelf a movie, including the Academy Winner.

Let us take a look at which movie has now succumbed to the slapgate controversy.


ANOTHER STUDIO DROPS WILL SMITH

According to reports, Netflix has decided to call quits on their much-awaited
Bright sequel starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton in their previous roles. It
has been announced [https://twitter.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1517200897801076737]
that Netflix’s cancelation of the project was “unrelated to the incident.”
However, the other projects that dropped Will also stated the same.
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-besides-netflix-and-sony-apple-also-pulled-the-plug-on-will-smith-in-the-aftermath-of-oscars-slapgate/]

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Last summer, a rumor said that the script was being fine-tuned and that Netflix
anticipated Will Smith and Joel Edgerton‘s return. This indicated that a sequel
to Bright was in the works. Until recently, filmmaker David Ayer was also to
return, but he stepped down when development stalled.

Bright 2 is the latest film featuring Smith to be canceled by Netflix. Netflix
also canceled the film Fast and Loose
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-fast-and-loose-movie-featuring-will-smith-on-netflix-shelved-after-the-slap-controversy-smith-writes-a-heartfelt-note/]. Fast
and Loose‘s stalling was rumored at the time to be due to director David Leitch
exploring another project at another studio rather than the Oscar slap
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-why-the-netflix-bright-star-will-smith-punched-chris-rock-during-oscars-what-was-the-joke-about/].

ALSO READ: Does Netflix Overnight $54.3 Billion Loss Pose a Ripple Effect Threat
on Other Streamers Like Amazon, HBO Max, Hulu, Disney+?
[https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-does-netflix-overnight-54-3-billion-loss-pose-a-ripple-effect-threat-on-other-streamers-like-amazon-hbo-max-hulu-disney-and-others/]

Netflix has not completely abandoned the Bright franchise since an animated
spin-off film was produced last year, Bright: Samurai Soul.


WILL WE BE SEEING ANY OF HIS PROJECTS THIS YEAR?

Even though many studios are not willing to work with Will,
[https://netflixjunkie.com/will-smith-slapgate-fallout-continues-netflix-not-the-only-streamer-to-shelve-his-project-bad-boys-4-paused-by-sony/] we
should be seeing him host a new nature series for National Geographic later this
year. But for now, there is no news about him starring in any other project.

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However, if you are a fan of the actor or just feel bad that his projects are
getting canceled, luckily Netflix has a huge library of Will Smith films for you
to stream
[https://netflixjunkie.com/what-to-watch-all-the-will-smith-movies-streaming-right-now-on-netflix-ranked/].

Do you feel that what Will has been going through since the incident at the
Oscars is justified? Or do you think that his actions should not affect his
professional career? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

Baheen Qadri

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It&#8217;s been almost a month since the infamous Chris Rock and Will Smith incident at the 2022 Academy Awards. But the slap is still echoing in the movie industry. After multiple studios dropped their projects involving Smith. Another major studio has seemed to decide to shelf a movie, including the Academy Winner.
Let us take a look at which movie has now succumbed to the slapgate controversy.
<h2>Another studio drops Will Smith</h2>
According to reports, Netflix has decided to call quits on their much-awaited Bright sequel starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton in their previous roles. It has been <a href="https://twitter.com/Lucas_Shaw/status/1517200897801076737" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> that Netflix&#8217;s cancelation of the project was &#8220;unrelated to the incident.&#8221; However, the<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-besides-netflix-and-sony-apple-also-pulled-the-plug-on-will-smith-in-the-aftermath-of-oscars-slapgate/"> other projects that dropped Will also stated the same.</a>
<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Bright-2-Will-Smith-Sequel-No-Longer-in-Development-at.webp.webp"><img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28597 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Bright-2-Will-Smith-Sequel-No-Longer-in-Development-at.webp.webp" alt="" width="1000" height="563" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Bright-2-Will-Smith-Sequel-No-Longer-in-Development-at.webp.webp 1000w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Bright-2-Will-Smith-Sequel-No-Longer-in-Development-at.webp-300x169.webp 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Bright-2-Will-Smith-Sequel-No-Longer-in-Development-at.webp-768x432.webp 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></a>
Last summer, a rumor said that the script was being fine-tuned and that Netflix anticipated Will Smith and Joel Edgerton&#8216;s return. This indicated that a sequel to Bright was in the works. Until recently, filmmaker David Ayer was also to return, but he stepped down when development stalled.
Bright 2 is the latest film featuring Smith to be canceled by Netflix. Netflix also canceled the film<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-fast-and-loose-movie-featuring-will-smith-on-netflix-shelved-after-the-slap-controversy-smith-writes-a-heartfelt-note/"> Fast and Loose</a>. Fast and Loose&#8216;s stalling was rumored at the time to be due to director David Leitch exploring another project at another studio rather than <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-why-the-netflix-bright-star-will-smith-punched-chris-rock-during-oscars-what-was-the-joke-about/">the Oscar slap</a>.
ALSO READ: <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/netflix-news-does-netflix-overnight-54-3-billion-loss-pose-a-ripple-effect-threat-on-other-streamers-like-amazon-hbo-max-hulu-disney-and-others/">Does Netflix Overnight $54.3 Billion Loss Pose a Ripple Effect Threat on Other Streamers Like Amazon, HBO Max, Hulu, Disney+?</a>
Netflix has not completely abandoned the Bright franchise since an animated spin-off film was produced last year, Bright: Samurai Soul.
<h2>Will we be seeing any of his projects this year?</h2>
Even though <a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/will-smith-slapgate-fallout-continues-netflix-not-the-only-streamer-to-shelve-his-project-bad-boys-4-paused-by-sony/">many studios are not willing to work with Will,</a> we should be seeing him host a new nature series for National Geographic later this year. But for now, there is no news about him starring in any other project.
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-28598 lazyload" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" data-src="https://netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/default.NG_.logo_.dark_.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="630" data-sizes="auto" data-srcset="https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/default.NG_.logo_.dark_.jpg 1200w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/default.NG_.logo_.dark_-300x158.jpg 300w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/default.NG_.logo_.dark_-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/default.NG_.logo_.dark_-768x403.jpg 768w, https://www.staging.netflixjunkie.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/default.NG_.logo_.dark_-1140x600.jpg 1140w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" />
However, if you are a fan of the actor or just feel bad that his projects are getting canceled, luckily Netflix has a huge<a href="https://netflixjunkie.com/what-to-watch-all-the-will-smith-movies-streaming-right-now-on-netflix-ranked/"> library of Will Smith films for you to stream</a>.
Do you feel that what Will has been going through since the incident at the Oscars is justified? Or do you think that his actions should not affect his professional career? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

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