Apple TV+ Reportedly Withdrew Bid for Will Smith Biopic After Oscars

The 2022 Oscars were historic in many ways. Main because for the first time a film from a streaming platform wins the Oscar for best film, this being an Apple TV+ movie. Additionally, the CODA awards were also historic as it was a film shot mostly by deaf actors. But what many will also remember is altercation between Will Smith and Chris Rock in the script.

This is what many will take away from this historic gala, and it is something that will have its consequences. As reported The sun

platforms like Netflix and Apple TV+ were very interested in acquiring the rights to a Will Smith biopic according to his autobiography. However, after what happened at the Oscars, the two companies they “quietly withdrew” their offers to work on this project.

Netflix and Apple TV+ have quietly dropped their bids for a Will Smith biopic and will instead redeploy funding and develop original ideas for new black actors. Working with Will has become a risky business. Now they plan to develop ideas with more familiar stars like Mike Epps and Michael B. Jordan.

What will happen to Will Smith now?

Will Smith offered his resignation to the Film Academy after what happened at the Oscars and she accepted it, We’ll see what happens to his Best Actor Oscar.. Other projects like the fourth installment of “Bad Boys” have been suspended, as has the Netflix project with Will Smith “Fast And Loose”.

We don’t know if the report comes from reliable sources, but we do know that Apple generally doesn’t want to be associated with a controversy like this

, so it’s quite logical. Will Smith’s slap in the face of Chris Rock after making a joke about Smith’s wife’s hair on stage was broadcast live around the world and had many negative repercussions, something Apple doesn’t want to be part of. associate.

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It must also be remembered that Will Smith wraps filming Apple TV+ movie ‘Emancipation’for which Apple paid a fortune to get it in 2020. There’s currently no set date for its premiere and it’s unclear if Apple will delay or scrap the project entirely.

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