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Louis Leterrier in Talks to Direct Will Smith in Netflix’s ‘Bright’ Sequel
Both Will Smith and Joel Edgerton are attached to reprise their roles in a sequel to Netflix’s Bright, and Deadline reports that Louis Leterrier is now in talks to direct the follow-up film.
David Ayer, who directed 2017’s Bright, had previously been set to return.
Leterrier directed all episodes of Netflix’s “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” as well as the films Unleashed, Transporter 2, The Incredible Hulk, Clash of the Titans. and Now You See Me.
“Sources said that the Bright sequel picks up the travails of the odd partnership (Smith as a veteran cop and Edgerton as his Orc partner), but sets it on an international stage.”
The sequel script has been worked on by Ayer, Evan Spiliotopoulos and T.S. Nowlin.
Sony returns to their own Marvel universe with the upcoming Kraven the Hunter, which has been bumped all over the release schedule. This week, it’s been bumped once more.
There was a time when Sony was going to unleash Kraven in theaters in October 2023, but the film was then bumped to August 2024. It’ll now release on December 13, 2024.
Kraven the Hunter will be the very first Marvel movie from Sony to be released into theaters with an “R” rating, with lots of bloody violence being promised.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the title character, Marvel’s ultimate predator.
“Kraven the Hunter is the visceral story about how and why one of Marvel’s most iconic villains came to be. Set before his notorious vendetta with Spider-Man, Aaron Taylor-Johnson stars as the titular character in the R-rated film.”
Ariana DeBose will play Calypso in the upcoming Kraven the Hunter movie.
Christopher Abbott (Possessor) is playing The Foreigner, with Levi Miller (Better Watch Out) also on board. Alessandro Nivola (The Many Saints of Newark) will play another villain, but character details are under wraps. Russell Crowe and Fred Hechinger also star.
J.C. Chandor (A Most Violent Year) is directing Kraven the Hunter.
The screenplay was written by Art Marcum & Matt Holloway and Richard Wenk.
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