A few of Will Smith’s upcoming initiatives have been paused within the wake of the Oscars-slap controversy, a brand new report stated.
The actor, who shocked the world when he smacked comic Chris Rock within the face for making a bald joke about spouse Jada Pinkett Smith, has had a Netflix movie and a film for Sony placed on maintain, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Netflix was within the technique of discovering a brand new director for “Quick and Free,” after David Leitch withdrew from the undertaking forward of the Academy Awards, THR stated. Smith was to play a criminal offense boss with a reminiscence drawback.
Sony can also be placing the brakes on “Unhealthy Boys 4,” which had been gearing up forward of the awards present. The slave drama “Emancipation,” made for Apple+, has already been accomplished, the outlet reported.
