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Video Highlights From Netflix’s ‘Bright’ Panel at the #SDCC
One of the big winners of the San Diego Comic’s opening night was Netflix’s Hall H panel that highlighted two of their monster-budgeted original productions: Bright and Death Note, the former being directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad, End of Watch). Just yesterday we shared the panel’s awesome new trailer, which features stars Will Smith (I Am Legend) and Joel Edgerton (The Gift) in an interesting new take on social commentary.
Here are a ton of images from the San Diego Comic-Con panel and press conference to go along with video highlights from the aforementioned panel. Bright streams on Netflix December 22, 2017.
“Set in an alternate present-day where humans, orcs, elves, and fairies have been coexisting since the beginning of time, this action-thriller directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad, End of Watch, writer of Training Day) follows two cops from very different backgrounds. Ward, a human (Will Smith), and Jakoby, an orc (Joel Edgerton), embark on a routine night patrol that will alter the future of their world as they know it. Battling both their own personal differences as well as an onslaught of enemies, they must work together to protect a young female elf and a thought-to-be-forgotten relic, which in the wrong hands could destroy everything.”
The Netflix original film stars Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, Lucy Fry, Edgar Ramirez, Ike Barinholtz, Enrique Murciano, Jay Hernandez, Andrea Navedo, Veronica Ngo, Alex Meraz, Margaret Cho, Brad William Henke, Dawn Olivieri, and Kenneth Choi. The film is directed by David Ayer and written by Max Landis (Chronicle). David Ayer, Eric Newman, and Bryan Unkeless serve as producers.
Noomi Rapace, Edgar Ramírez, Will Smith, Lucy Fry and Joel Edgerton
Noomi Rapace, Edgar Ramírez, Will Smith, Lucy Fry, Joel Edgerton and David Ayer, Director
Terry Crews, David Ayer, Director, Noomi Rapace, Joel Edgerton, Will Smith, Edgar Ramírez, Lucy Fry, Eric Newman, Producer, and Bryan Unkeless, Producer
Bryan Unkeless, Producer, Eric Newman, Producer, Scott Stuber, Head of Original Films at Netflix, Noomi Rapace, Edgar Ramírez, Lucy Fry, Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer of Netflix, Will Smith, David Ayer, Director, and Joel Edgerton
Edgar Ramírez, David Ayer, Director, Lucy Fry, Noomi Rapace, Will Smith, Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer of Netflix, and Joel Edgerton
Scott Stuber, Head of Original Films at Netflix, and Will Smith
Will Smith and Joel Edgerton
Edgar Ramírez, Lucy Fry, Will Smith and Eric Newman, Producer
Terry Crews and Will Smith
Terry Crews and David Ayer, Director
Will Smith
Will Smith
Joel Edgerton
Eric Newman, Producer, and Bryan Unkeless, Producer
Noomi Rapace
Will Smith and Edgar Ramírez
Will Smith
Edgar Ramírez, Lucy Fry, Noomi Rapace, Joel Edgerton, Will Smith, David Ayer, Director, Bryan Unkeless, Producer, and Eric Newman, Producer
Will Smith
Joel Edgerton
Noomi Rapace
Lucy Fry
Edgar Ramírez and Lucy Fry
Edgar Ramírez and Lucy Fry
Will Smith and David Ayer, Director
Noomi Rapace
David Ayer, Director, and Bryan Unkeless, Producer
Edgar Ramírez, Lucy Fry and Noomi Rapace
Edgar Ramírez, Lucy Fry and Noomi Rapace
Will Smith, David Ayer, Director, Bryan Unkeless, Producer, and Eric Newman, Producer
Eric Newman, Producer
Joel Edgerton and Will Smith
Joel Edgerton and Will Smith
David Ayer, Director, and Bryan Unkeless, Producer
Lucy Fry and Noomi Rapace
Edgar Ramírez, Lucy Fry and Noomi Rapace
Noomi Rapace
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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