One other blow for Will Smith: his movie Netflix undertaking ‘Quick and Free’ in addition to sequel ‘Dangerous Boys 4’ have been ‘quietly moved to the again burner.’
The fallout for Will Smith continues. Following the dramatic slapping incident with Chris Rockon the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, the 53-year-old actor’s upcoming movie initiatives have been placed on maintain. Will’s Netflix movie Quick and Free was “quietly moved to the again burner” by the streaming large, per a report from The Hollywood Reporterprinted on April 2. Dangerous Boys For Life (a.ok.a. Dangerous Boys 4) will even be “paused” by Sony, regardless of Smith already receiving 40 pages of a script. HollywoodLife has reached out to each Sony and Netflix for touch upon the respective movies.
Final Sunday was certainly sophisticated for Will. Regardless of hitting the very best accomplishment of his profession after successful the Finest Actor trophy for King Richard, the win was tainted by the stunning slap. The incident was introduced on by a joke Rock made in reference to Jada Pinkett Smith‘s bald head, which is as results of alopecia introduced on by an auto-immune dysfunction. “G.I. Jane 2, can’t wait to see it,” Rock stated on-stage. Whereas Will initially appeared to chortle, Jada didn’t appear thrilled — and seconds later, Will was on stage slapping the comic.
Notably, it as complicated for viewers at dwelling and viewers members within the room if the bit was a joke — but it surely grew to become evident shortly after that the altercation was very a lot actual. “Will Smith simply slapped the s— out of me,” Chris remarked, awkwardly. Will then screamed twice, “preserve my spouse’s title out of your f—— mouth.” There are conflicting studies as as to if or not Will was requested to depart the Dolby Theatre after — however he has since resigned from The Academy, which means he can now not vote within the Oscars.
“The checklist of these I've harm is lengthy and contains Chris, his household, a lot of my expensive associates and family members, all these in attendance, and international audiences at dwelling,” his assertion learn. “I betrayed the belief of the Academy. I disadvantaged different nominees and winners of their alternative to have fun and be celebrated for his or her extraordinary work. I'm heartbroken.” He additionally apologized on to Chris on social media earlier this week.
As for different upcoming initiatives, the Contemporary Prince of Bel Air alum has already shot a yet-to-be-released Apple+ undertaking Emancipation. The slave-themed undertaking is at the moment in post-production, and was slated to be launched in 2022. Apple has not, nevertheless, introduced a precise launch date.