After last Sunday will beath struck Chris Rock at the Oscars 2022, Netflix has canceled the feature film “Fast and Loose”, the actor’s next film, for the streaming platform.
However, according to information from The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix was competing with Universal for the next project Universal went ahead.
Netflix also urged another director to take on a project starring Will Smith, who received the Best Actor award at the ceremony, according to sources. Shortly after Smith’s attack on Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars, however, Netflix quietly shelved the project.
What would Will Smith’s Fast and Loose be about?
“Fast and Loose” was supposed to tell the story of a crime boss who loses his memory after an attack. He pieced together clues and discovered that he had doubled his identity as a wealthy capo and a bankrupt CIA agent.
“It seems like Netflix has been understandably cautious about moving forward. It’s not clear if he will try to do the project with another star and director.‘ revealed the specialized site.
Will Smith drops out at the Oscars
Will Smith told Variety about his departure from the Academy. “I am resigning my membership in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and will accept any other consequences the Board of Directors may deem appropriate,” the actor wrote.
The Hollywood Academy for its part accepted the “immediate resignation”. actor Will Smith after the controversial slap in the face of comedian Chris Rock.
“We will continue our disciplinary process against Mr. Smith for violating the Academy’s codes of conduct prior to the April 18 board meeting,” the Academy concluded in its response.
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