Looks like director David Ayer is no longer directing the sequel to Netflix’s moderately enjoyable fantasy cop drama Bright.
Netflix are in negotiations with The Incredible Hulk and Now You See Me director Louis Leterrier to direct Bright 2.
Ayer is leaving the production – starring a returning Will Smith and Joel Edgerton as a cop and his partner, and orc – to focus on a new version of The Dirty Dozen at Warner Brothers along with other Netflix projects, so he hasn’t fallen out with them.
“Sources said that the Bright sequel picks up the travails of the odd partnership, but sets it on an international stage. Bought by Netflix after a ferocious spec package auction, the film got so-so reviews, but it was important in that it got the streamer in business with Smith, and now big movie stars routinely top line Netflix film and TV series.”
I quite enjoyed the first movie which has been rumoured for a sequel for some time now, with it first due to arrive in 2018, and would be keen to see where the franchise goes next.
Am I on my own? Let me know, gang…
Source: Bright 2
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