The results of the Will Smith Oscar slap might be interfering with a few of his future endeavors. While Smith resigned from the Academy yesterday within the wake of the incident, one of many star’s greatest upcoming initiatives seems to be on hold.
According to “The Hollywood Reporter“, Smith had already acquired a considerable amount of the script for Bad Boys 4 (about 40 pages), the followup to the profitable third installment, Bad Boys For Life. The movie could be very deep in pre-production however new experiences say Sony Pictures is pumping the brakes on the challenge, not less than till they see extra of the fallout from Smith’s actions.
Bad Boys 4 was greenlit quickly after Bad Boys For Life scored massive in January 2020 earlier than COVID-19 shuttered theaters worldwide. The movie grew to become the third-highest-grossing January launch of all time, the fourth-highest-grossing film of 2020, and the highest-grossing entry of the franchise with a field workplace take of $426.5 million worldwide. Sony was greater than excited to maneuver forward with a fourth installment however now every part is in limbo as we wait and see what’s subsequent for Will Smith.
Will Smith additionally has the AppleTV+ movie Emancipation, directed by Antoine Fuqua, set for launch this yr. The streamer gained the distribution rights for a staggering $130 million so I believe they’re questioning how they’ll method selling the movie later within the yr. Given the movie’s premise, focusing on a runaway slave that forges by means of the swamps of Lousiana on a tortuous journey to flee plantation homeowners that almost killed him, the film appears prime for Oscar season. Can Will Smith actually be pushed in a movie subsequent Oscar season? I suppose solely time will inform.
What are YOUR ideas on Bad Boys 4 being put on hold?
