Posted: 02:07, 3 April 2022 | Updated: 02:08, 3 April 2022
Will Smith’s upcoming blockbusters could hit the ice after he attacked Chris Rock at the Oscars last weekend. Work on the fourth installment of the Bad Boys movie franchise was halted by Sony after the altercation, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film would see Smith reunite with his co-star Martin Lawrence as an unlucky drug dealer in Miami. Will Smith punched Chris Rock in the face before winning the Academy Award for Best Actor a few minutes later Although Smith (who appears to be winning an Oscar here) apologized, studio executives remain ambivalent Bad Boys for Life was one of the highest grossing movies of 2020, grossing $ 425 million worldwide And Netflix is reportedly slowing down the production of the planned action thriller Fast and Loose, starring 53-year-old Smith. Industry sources say the studios want to assess how much Smith’s reputation has been tarnished after he stormed the stage to slap Rock for making a joke against his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, before throwing millions of dollars into further work. The Men in Black and Ali actor is also set to appear in the TV 90 million TV Apple TV’s slave drama Emancipation this fall, but so far there has been no proposal to delay. Smith – who was excluded from Rock’s joke about his wife shaving his head as a result of alopecia – announced his resignation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, saying he “betrayed” her confidence. Now the star – who won this year ‘s Best Actor Award for his role as Richard Williams, the father of tennis stars Aphrodite and Serena in King Richard – is unlikely to be invited to announce the Best Actor award next year. . . work performed in recent years by the outgoing Best Actor. A member of the Academy said: “Some members say Will jumped before being pushed. “Executives are still in utter distrust of what happened.” The Academy said it “will continue to proceed” with disciplinary proceedings.
