Will Smith’s A-list career looks a little different in the immediate wake of his outburst onthe Oscarsstage.
The newly minted Best Actor winner, 53,resigned from the Academyof Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Friday due to his behavior at the ceremony March 27, when he hit Chris Rock onstage in front of millions of viewers.
Smith said he will “fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct” and admitted his actions were “shocking, painful and inexcusable” The “heartbroken” movie star added, “Change takes time and I am committed to doing the work to ensure that I never again allow violence to overtake reason.”
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So what happens now to the multiple projects Smith had lined up prior to the incident? Read on for what we know so far.
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Bad Boys 4
Smith recently found success re-teaming with costar Martin Lawrence for a thirdBad Boysmovie titledBad Boys for Lifein 2020, 25 years after the original entry.
In January 2020, a fourth movie was officially announced with screenwriter Chris Bremner again tasked with the script, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.THRreportedthis past weekend that Smith had been given about 40 pages of the in-progress script treatment prior tothe Oscars, and cited a source saying the movie is currently on hold.
A spokesperson for Sony did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Emancipation
In September, SmithtoldGQthat he had “always avoided making films about slavery” in his career because he “didn’t want to show Black people in that light.” He explained at the time, “I wanted to be a superhero. So I wanted to depict Black excellence alongside my white counterparts. I wanted to play roles that you would give toTom Cruise. And the first time I considered it wasDjango [Unchained].But I didn’t want to make a slavery film about vengeance.”
“This was one that was about love and the power of Black love,” Smith said ofEmancipation. “And that was something that I could rock with. We were going to make a story about how Black love makes us invincible.”
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I Am Legend 2
Three weeks beforethe Oscars, Smith announced he isreturning for a sequelto his 2007 movieI Am Legend, this time with Michael B. Jordan as his costar and co-producer.
“It was one of those ones I was gonna leave alone, and then I heard the idea,” Smith toldEntertainment Tonightshortly after the news broke last month.
Though plot details remain secret, Smith added that upon hearing the concept, he thought to himself, “That might work. I think we can do that.” He added, “I can’t talk about it yet, but it’s a really, really cool concept and [Jordan]was a part of creating the idea.”
No further update has been given about the project, which is in early stages. WhenDeadlinebroke the news, a director was still not confirmed to helm the project.
Fast and Loose
This Netflix movie — about a crime boss experiencing memory loss who learns he had a double life as an undercover agent — is on hold afterthe Oscarsincident,THRreported, adding that it’s unclear whether the studio will move forward with a different star.
Netflix, however, did not respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Smith also made the movieBrightwith Netflix, and a sequel to that sci-fi action flick was also in the works. Netflix’s movies chief Scott Stuber toldVarietyback in July that a final script was coming soon with Smith and costar Joel Edgerton returning for it.
source: people.com
