It’s been more than 20 years in the making, but it appears that Michael Bay and Will Smith are about to reteam on a new film, “Fast and Loose.” 

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According to Deadline, Michael Bay is going to direct “Fast and Loose,” a new Netflix action film that is expected to star Will Smith.

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“I Am Legend” fans already knew a sequel was on the way, with Will Smith and Michael B. Jordan set to star. But there’s a slight problem with that news: spoiler alert (for a movie almost 20 years old), Smith’s character died at the end of Francis Lawrence‘s 2007 film. So how is the actor back for the sequel, especially after his persona non grata status in Hollywood has only recently been revoked?

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With “Bad Boys: Ride or Die” doing incredibly well at the box office, it would appear the Will Smith backlash has officially died. He can still lead a profitable movie and attract millions of fans. So, it makes sense that Sony would love to keep him around for another film, and the studio knows exactly which one— “Resistor.”

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Did the Oscar slap hurt Will Smith’s career? For months, there was talk that the controversial violence at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony in 2022 badly damaged the Academy Award-winner’s career, and studios were abandoning ship from his star. Well, the terrific 2024 opening of “Bad Boys Ride Or Die”—$74 million in its opening weekend, $126 million so far after one week—may have suddenly changed all that.

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When will “I Am Legend 2” hit theaters?  Michael B. Jordan has no clue, but he’s “excited” to work with one of his childhood heroes on the upcoming sequel.

READ MORE: ‘I Am Legend 2’: Will Smith Confirms Sequel Has A Script Written & Michael B. Jordan Is Attached

In a new interview with People, the 37-year-old actor confirmed that a follow-up to the 2007 horror actioner starring Will Smith is still “something that is in the works.” “We’re still working on the script and getting that up to par,” Jordan continued.

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The well-established ‘Bad Boys’ buddy cop formula isn’t rocket science. It’s combustible friction, and thus comedy between two very different Miami detectives— Will Smith as Mike Lowery and Martin Lawrence as Marcus Barnett—and as many chaotic shoot ‘em ups and car chases as possible as humanly possible mixed with Michael Bayhem-esque cinematic slickness and hysterics. Toss in something personal to make the story abrasions sting when needed—a little revenge and payback— and some intimate, brotherly love vibes between two friends from work who drive each other crazy but are each ultimately other’s ‘Ride Or Die’ law enforcement soulmates, and the special sauce is complete.

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Don’t go looking to the “Bad Boys: Ride Or Die” synopsis to tell you much about the movie; it’s vague as hell. However, the new trailer for the film, just released today, peels back the layers of the action franchise’s latest installment. And the latest poster tagline sums it all up: Miami’s finest is now Miami’s most wanted.

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Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reunite for “Bad Boys: Ride Or Die,” and in the fourth edition of the series, the Miami police detectives have been framed for the murder of their police chief, Captain Conrad Howard (Joe Pantoliano).

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Comedian turned filmmaker Jerry Seinfeld has been courting controversy of late with some of his seemingly glib opinions and comments in the run-up to the promotion of his Netflix Pop-Tarts movie, “Unfrosted” (read our review). Seinfeld already rattled some with some seemingly flippant comments, proclaiming “the movie business being over” and how the “extreme left” was ruining the state of TV and comedy. A major element of his new movie “Unfrosted”—about creating the Pop-Tart and the cereal brand company war and race to get to market first—was an avalanche of famous comedian cameos populating the streaming comedy.

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Nearly thirty years old and comprising four films, the “Bad Boys” franchise, starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, is still going strong. And despite the actor’s strikes that looked like it might delay it, the fourth film in the series, “Bad Boys: Ride Or Die,” will be ready and will arrive this summer.

‘Ride Or Die’ is once again directed by filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who directed 2020’s “Bad Boys for Life.” Since then, their “Bad Boys” work has gained them the attention of the superhero world, and they directed episodes of “Ms.

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The Will Smith comeback tour continues with the actor attached to another upcoming actioner. “Bad Boys 4” is still filming, and an “I Am Legend” sequel with Michael B. Jordan is also on the way. But after that? Variety reports that Smith will star in “Sugar Bandits,” a Boston-set actioner thriller from the mind of Chuck Hogan, whose 2004 novel “Prince Of Thieves” was adapted into 2010’s “The Town” by Ben Affleck.

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It’s crazy to think it’s been almost two years since it was first reported that Warner Bros. was working on a sequel to the hit horror film, “I Am Legend.” But over that time, we really haven’t heard much else about the film. Well, thanks to a recent panel at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Saudi Arabia, Will Smith is confirming some of the details of the film, as well as giving us an update about where exactly the film sits in development. 

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Has Hollywood moved on from Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last year? Maybe everyone else has, but Jada Pinkett Smith wants to touch upon it one more time. EW reports (via a new People interview with the actress) that Pinkett Smith was as shocked as everybody else when her husband went onstage and smacked the Oscars host. In fact, Pinkett Smith didn’t even think the slap was real, but instead a skit that was part of the show.

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At this point, we’re almost two years removed from Will Smith‘s infamous on-stage slap of host Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars ceremony. So why is Sean Penn still talking about it? Well, it’s partially to drum up hype for his upcoming doc about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who wasn’t allowed to speak about Russian’s invasion of his country at the Academy Awards that year.

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With the Academy Awards this weekend, one can’t help but think about last year’s ceremony. And last year’s Oscars will forever live in infamy, thanks to Will Smith getting onstage and slapping Chris Rock in the face for making a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. So will there be any reference to that altercation on Sunday? Most likely, but EW reports that Smith and Rock still haven’t buried the hatchet over the incident, so maybe it’s too soon for the Academy to joke about it.

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It’s been more than 15 years since the release of Will Smith’s film, “I Am Legend.” And in that time, there have been plenty of discussions about a sequel. However, nothing has come to be. Well, until now, as it appears Warner Bros. is currently developing a new sequel to the original film, a sequel that will ignore the ending of the original film, actually.

READ MORE: ‘I Am Legend’ Sequel At WB To Star Will Smith & Michael B.

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Perhaps Will Smith and Martin Lawrence didn’t get the memo that Warner Bros. Discovery and DC Studios were going to unveil a massive slate of five films and five TV series because the duo picked maybe the worst time ever to announce the official beginning of preproduction on “Bad Boys 4.” 

READ MORE: Will Smith Explains His Mindset When He Slapped Chris Rock At The Oscars: “Hurt People Hurt People”

According to a post on social media (as well as a more detailed report on Deadline), Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are officially reuniting for “Bad Boys 4.” The video shared by Smith doesn’t really give much info other than the film is happening, followed by a lot of yelling, and the funny realization that the fourth film should have been called “Bad Boys 4 Life,” but they wasted that title on the third film, “Bad Boys For Life.” Oh well, you win some and you lose some. 

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Hollywood is on edge. There have been corporate layoffs, with fears of more to come after January 1. Peak TV appears to be over (more on that later), and there are rumblings of the first strike-affected work stoppage in 16 years. But if we review the biggest entertainment stories of 2022, there are signs of hope and happier returns, especially in the movie business.

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Globally, the movie industry justifiably lost the Russian market due to the Ukraine War, but India’s market is growing, and China has shown glimmers of allowing more American releases moving forward.

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“I didn’t want to make a slavery film about vengeance,” Will Smith told GQ in 2021 to explain his much-lamented decision to turn down the title role in “Django Unchained.” “This was one that was about love,” he continued to explain why he finally felt he could make a film about slavery. After years of avoiding cinematic portrayals of this dark chapter in African-American life, that project is Antoine Fuqua’s “Emancipation.”

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The task he set out to achieve is more complicated than it might initially appear.

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Has there ever been a more anomalous pairing than Guy Ritchie of all directors doing Disney‘s live-action “Aladdin” film? The 2019 movie is an outlier in Ritchie’s filmography, but yes, he indeed directed it. And Ritchie also directs the upcoming sequel, and what’s more, he wants disgraced actor Will Smith back as his Genie.

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EW reports (via The Hollywood Reporter) that Ritchie would love for Smith to reprise his Genie role in the planned sequel.

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Will Smith is out and about promoting the hell out of his new drama, “Emancipation,” which Apple is pushing heavily this awards season. And as you might expect, whenever he is interviewed, not only does he get the chance to talk about the film, but he has to give an explanation/apology for his actions earlier this year at the Oscars when he slapped Chris Rock on stage.

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Apple is putting its entire awards season hopes in the lap of Will Smith and the upcoming film, “Emancipation.” A year ago, this would have been a no-brainer, as Smith is one of the most bankable and celebrated stars in Hollywood. But after his on-stage assault of Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars, there were plenty of people who questioned whether or not this is a good time to release “Emancipation” less than a year after the controversial moment.

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It’s a bit sad that “the slap” from this year’s Oscars, where Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock on stage, is overshadowing the release of “Emancipation.” No, that isn’t to say Will Smith is innocent of wrongdoing and shouldn’t be criticized. Instead, it just means that “Emancipation” clearly has all the makings of a powerful film, but the real-world controversy seems to be diluting the message just a bit.

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Shortly after the dust settled and people started to fully comprehend that Will Smith actually slapped Chris Rock on live TV watched by millions at the Oscars, one of the first questions was about what might happen to his upcoming film, “Emancipation.” This is a movie that was seemingly primed and ready for a huge Oscars push this year and possibly another win for Smith as the lead actor.

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After numerous production setbacks, Will Smith’s slap heard round the world, and a packed release schedule from Apple, audiences can finally get a first look at “Emancipation.” Directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Smith, “Emancipation” is written by William N. Collage.

READ MORE: Chris Rock Says He Turned Down An Offer To Host Next Year’s Oscars

The film tells the story of Peter, a slave who survives a brutal beating and, in its aftermath, escapes the swamps of Louisiana and joins the Union Army.

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In the early part of 2022, as film fans started to look towards what might be the big awards-season favorites, “Emancipation” seemed to be on a lot of Most Anticipated lists. But then, at the Oscars, Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock on stage, and the idea that Apple TV+ would release “Emancipation” seemed like an insane prospect. Well, with fan sentiment surrounding Smith not getting much better, it seems like Apple TV+ is thinking that maybe it doesn’t make sense to hold “Emancipation” much longer.

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