Netflix has canceled the sequel to the 2017 film Bright, which starred Will Smith as the main character Daryl Ward, an LAPD detective who lives in a world that coexists with mythical creatures.

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[{"selector":"#anim-b5e65376-5f98-453c-8a42-2dfaedf009e8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-7.105427357601002e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a1bd307d-0b41-4cab-82a8-12fc4c0ab651","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-530e2c0b-1a7d-4e5b-ae10-1d84aedacf6a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.87301%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The development for the sequel started in 2018 but suddenly came to a halt just one month after Will Smith slapped the hell out of Chris Rock on stage at the 2022 Oscars.

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This movie’s cancellation comes right after Smith faced some dire consequences for his on-stage smack. Since that incident,

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he’s had to retire from the Academy, he’s been banned from the Oscars for ten years, and his movies Fast and Loose and Bad Boys 4 have stalled production.

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Additionally, a National Geographic series called Pole to Pole was supposed to feature Smith visiting the North and South poles,

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Smith is now spending his time seemingly running away from everything for a little while. I mean, he has the funds to do so.

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