Many believed that their assault on Chris Rock This would mean his professional end. But there is something that the Mecca of cinema loves more than cancellations and stories of overrun: Hollywood lives by and for their own redemption arcs. Whether it’s triumphant returns like that of Charles Chaplin when he returned to collect his honorary Oscar or Brendan Fraser’s statuette for his brilliant work in The whale. Of course, the Will Smith There was a resurgence in record time. So much so that he already had time to have a box office success like Bad Boys: Ride or Die and now, a new project with Michael Bayone of the filmmakers who made him one of the rising stars most relevant in the industry.
The association with your “discoverer” This is not the only professional relationship that the winner of the statuette finds for The Williams methodsince the project will be produced by Netflix. Platform on which he participated in the documentary mini-series United States: the fight for freedom and failure Bright. Bay was the commercial architect of a Will Smith who, although it may seem like a lie, did not begin on the big screen with shootouts and explosions, but with heartfelt dramas like Where the day takes you or the underestimated Six degrees of separation. He will not completely abandon a more human interpretive side than that of Philadelphia, with the participation in feature films like Ali or tear gas In search of happiness, seven souls and The truth hurts. However, his association with the action director of Two rebel police officers This gave him enormous visibility for being a new action hero far from the stereotypes that prevailed in the audiovisual sector of the time.
So Smith ended up playing Independence Day, Men in black, Public enemy, Wild Wild West either Me, robotamong others. A character who was synonymous with blockbusters and who, after many years chasing the golden statuette, seems to be coming full circle in his career until he returns to the genre that allowed him to undertake much more personal projects ambitious come awards season.
“Fast and Loose”: Will Smith and Michael Bay
If Will Smith was a heroic figure for an entire generation, Michael Bay He is the greatest representative of North American action cinema. Vilified by critics, the truth is that the same specialized press which singled him out in a pejorative manner would kill for the fashionable cinema algorithm to have an idea of the filmmaker’s talent. From what we know, the duo will reunite to shoot a thriller titled Fast and loose. But what will his story be about?
From what we know, Will Smith will play a man who wakes up in Tijuanawithout remembering anything from his past. But as he uncovers his secrets and regains his memory, he will discover that he actually led a parallel life for several years as a CIA agent and another, as a criminal. Since Bay withdrew from the intellectual property of Transformershis commercial profile slowed down a few revolutions, making slightly less ambitious films like Ambulance. escape plan. A little over five years ago, he already collaborated with Netflix on the hit film 6 in the shadows and who knows, maybe the new collaboration with the actor can put Smith back at the top of the most attractive performers for the public.
It’s unclear at this time who Will Smith will join the cast, but what Deadline reported comes from the writers behind the film: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, Chris Bremmer and Eric Pearson. The first two are the screenwriting brothers responsible for Grid And Megalodonin addition to being part of the future live action of Naruto. Bremmer is responsible for much of the saga Two rebel police officerswhile Pearson is a regular at UCM, being the author of Thor: Ragnarok, black widow, Transformers One and the future Love at first sight.
Fast and loose it could surely come to the cinema throughout 2026we will therefore still have to wait a long time to see Will Smith’s hypothetical commercial awakening in streaming. The actor and producer has not commented on the hypothetical film, nor has he booked any new safe projects beyond said film, the sci-fi flick. Influx and the still-in-development sequel to I am a legend.
