David Ayer’s Bright (read our review), Netflix’s most expensive original film to date, premiered on December 22, quickly becoming the highest viewed Netflix film ever on the service in its first week of release and one of the biggest originals (including sequels/additional seasons) Netflix has ever launched.
During its first three days, an estimated 11 million Netflix users watched Bright.
Today, Netflix has officially confirmed recent reports that a sequel to Bright is in the works, with David Ayer returning to write and direct.
Stars Will Smith and Joel Edgerton are also expected to return.
Personally speaking, I had a whole lot of fun with Bright, which merely teases a fantasy-meets-reality universe that the sequel will hopefully be delving much further into. The film offers passing glimpses of creatures – including fairies, centaurs and a big ass dragon – that are mostly kept in background, so there’s needless to say lots of room for expansion. There’s also TONS of franchise potential in this one.
Eric Newman and Bryan Unkeless will produce the sequel.