Bad Boys 4 among Will Smith projects reportedly shelved after

Bad Boys 4 among Will Smith projects reportedly shelved after the Oscars incident

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Two Will Smith projects have reportedly been put on hold following the incident in which he slapped Chris Rock on stage. These include Bad Boys 4, which was reportedly in active development, and Fast and Loose – a Netflix film that was set to star Smith as a crime lord who’s losing his memory.

According to , David Leitch was involved in directing Fast and Loose but left the project a week before the Oscars. Netflix was desperate to replace Leitch with a new director, but after the Oscars incident, Netflix reportedly put the project on hold — at least for the foreseeable future.

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