Will Smith’s Netflix blockbuster Bright might have had a record breaking eleven million views in its first three days, but that didn’t stop it from being labelled as one of the worst films of 2017. The flawed fantasy currently sits at 26% on Rotten Tomatoes, but with plans for a sequel well underway, Netflix CEO […]
Netflix confirms that we’re getting a Bright sequel, minus Max Landis
Whatever your feelings about what many critics labelled as one of the worst films of 2017 [read our review here], Bright was watched by a lot of people. In fact, the $90m Netflix blockbuster is the highest viewed film on the streaming service’s platform in first week of release. Based on that, it’ll come as […]
Bright is a big success for Netflix with 11 million US views in its first weekend
Despite the critical panning that it has received, David Ayer’s Bright appears to be a resounding success for Netflix, garnering over 11 million view in the US alone in its first weekend. Whilst the Netflix model is still in its early stages, without the same sorts of lines of measurements that we would usually have for […]
David Ayer on the critical mauling of Suicide Squad and Bright
Despite grossing almost $750 million worldwide, 2016’s DC supervillain team-up Suicide Squad was absolutely savaged by critics, and director David Ayer has been chatting to EW about the overwhelmingly negative critical reaction, revealing that it shook his confidence when getting back behind the camera for his next film Bright. “It was shit,” said Ayer. “Yeah, […]
Netflix orders Bright sequel, with Will Smith returning
It may have been pretty much savaged by critics, but it seems that Netflix has already given the go ahead to a sequel to David Ayer’s fantasy buddy cop adventure Bright. According to Bloomberg, Will Smith is signed on to reprise his role as Daryl Ward, although it isn’t stated whether we can expect to […]
Movie Review – Bright (2017)
Bright, 2017. Directed by David Ayer. Starring Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Lucy Fry, Noomi Rapace, Jay Hernandez, Veronica Ngo, Edgar Ramirez, Happy Anderson, and Ike Barinholtz. SYNOPSIS: In a world where mystical creatures live side by side with humans, a human cop is forced to work with an Orc to find a weapon everyone is […]
Watch two clips from David Ayer’s Bright starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton
With a little over two weeks to go until David Ayer’s Bright arrives on Netflix, the streaming service has released two new from the upcoming fantasy action thriller which you can watch here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Bright here Ward just needs to introduce Jakoby to some human R&B. #BrightMovie pic.twitter.com/fgoV9FLgOf — Bright Film (@BrightNetflix) […]
Will Smith and Joel Edgerton featured on new Bright poster
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix next month, the streaming service has released a new poster for David Ayer’s fantasy action-thriller Bright featuring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton’s Officers Ward and Jakoby; check it out below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Bright here Set in an alternate present-day where humans, orcs, elves and fairies have […]
Netflix releases new trailer for Bright starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton
Ahead of its arrival on Netflix next week, a new trailer has been released for the upcoming fantasy action thriller Bright. Directed by David Ayer, the film stars Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, Lucy Fry, Edgar Ramirez, Ike Barinholtz, Happy Anderson, and Kenneth Choi; watch it below… SEE ALSO: Watch two clips from David Ayer’s Bright starring […]
Joel Edgerton says reaction to Bright is the “inverse” of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
One of the stars of Bright, Joel Edgerton, has compared the critical and fan reception of the film with that of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. One can’t assume that just because a film performs well with critics that fans will in turn love it, and inversely, one can’t assume that because critics pan a […]
