Netflix’s original film Bright has been decimated by critics, but Darrell Etherington and Anthony Ha, the hosts of TechCrunch’s Original Content podcast enjoyed it — kind of? Maybe? As Darrell put it: “I don’t regret watching it.” To be clear, it’s a very silly movie, combining Lord of the Rings-style high fantasy with the kind of morally ambiguous… Read More
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‘Bright’, Will Smith’s poorly reviewed orc cop fantasy drama for Netflix, is getting a sequel
Netflix’s policy of renewing practically everything apparently applies to its movies, too.
The streaming service has just announced a sequel to Bright, their fantasy feature starring Will Smith as a human cop and Joel Edgerton as his orc partner….
Netflix is officially making a ‘Bright’ sequel
Reports suggested Netflix had been optimistic about a sequel to its blockbuster Bright, the fantasy/buddy cop genre mashup starring Will Smith with a budget of $90 million that seems to have gone down well with fans, despite hitting a sour note with critics. Now, Netflix has made that official.
Netflix will officially be making a follow-up, after reports that suggest up to 11 million people… Read More
Netflix’s ‘Bright’ reached 11M viewers in its first three days, according to Nielsen
Netflix spent $90 million on the production of Bright, an unlikely hybrid of buddy cop movie and high fantasy. Will that investment pay off? Well, Nielsen has released some initial viewership numbers, reporting that the film reached 11 million US viewers in its first three days. The firm announced its plans to measure Netflix’s audience back in October. Since then, it’s said that… Read More
Chance the Rapper has some thoughts about ‘Bright,’ Will Smith’s new Netflix film
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Bright, starring Will Smith, hasn’t been received well by critics, including Chance the Rapper.
The movie, which is streaming on Netflix and currently has a 28 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, is “Training Day meets Lord of the Rings,” as Smith described it. It was directed by David Ayer — the same dude who helmed Suicide Squad.
One critique that keeps popping up is how it deals with issues like racism, and on Tuesday, Chance had something to say about it.
“I found the way they tried to illustrate America’s racism through the mythical creatures to be a little shallow,” the rapper tweeted, before diving a bit deeper into the film. Read more…
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Poor Will Smith! Critics tore apart Netflix’s first hopeful blockbuster, ‘Bright’
Bright was Netflix’s first attempt at a big-budget movie and critics have (mostly) taken to tearing it apart limb by limb, lambasting everything from the photography to the writing to the premise as a whole.
Directed by Suicide Squad’s David Ay…