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Planned ‘Bright’ Sequel Reportedly Off the Menu at Netflix
There was a time when it seemed like Bright was going to be a big original franchise for Netflix, but a whole lot has changed since then. For starters, the first movie was written by Max Landis, and then there’s the whole thing about Will Smith‘s career being on hold for a bit. So where does that leave the planned Bright sequel? Well, it seems it’s dead in the water.
CNET reports this week that Netflix has reportedly cancelled the planned Bright 2, and while that information hasn’t been confirmed, it’s probably safe to say it’s quite accurate.
Both Will Smith and Joel Edgerton were attached to reprise their roles in the sequel to Netflix’s Bright, with Louis Leterrier in talks to direct the follow-up film as of May 2020.
“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 had been worked on by David Ayer, Evan Spiliotopoulos and T.S. Nowlin.
The last we heard of the Bright universe was Netflix’s “Bright: Samurai Soul,” an animated series that premiered last October. And that may end up being the last we see of that world.
If anything changes, we’ll of course let you know.
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R-Rated ‘The X-Files: I Want to Believe’ Director’s Cut Gets New Title and Streaming Premiere Date
After a slight delay, Disney has finally announced a new streaming date for the R-Rated director’s cut of The X-Files: I Want to Believe. According to Gizmodo, it’ll also come with a new title.
The X-Files: I Want to Believe Vrach Frankenshteyn begins streaming on Hulu on August 14.
The new cut was first teased in an interview with director Chris Carter on the Fail Better With David Duchovny podcast from last year, where he teased a much scarier movie he intended.
“Now I have a chance to go back and make the scary movie that I always intended to make,” Carter explained last year. “It’s not just doing a Director’s Cut to do a Director’s Cut. It’s really kind of bringing to life something that for me was on the page and never got to the screen.“
The director’s cut of the film was initially set to arrive on Disney+ in June, but quietly disappeared from the schedule without a word. Polygon reported the delay was “due to some last-minute adjustments being made to the film.”
The release’s new “Vrach Frankenshteyn” title certainly suggests those adjustments have been made, likely referring to a Frankensteining of bonus footage.
In the film, Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) have been out of the FBI for several years, with Mulder living in isolation and Scully having become a doctor at a Catholic hospital, where she has formed a bond with a critically ill child patient.
When an FBI agent is mysteriously kidnapped, and a former Catholic priest who has been convicted of pedophilia claims to be experiencing psychic visions of the endangered agent, Scully is asked to bring Mulder back to the bureau to consult on the case because of his work with psychics.
The brand new R-rated cut will “faithfully restore the filmmaker’s original vision.”
Look for it on Hulu next month.