With Netflix releasing the action-thrillerBrighton December 22nd, the other day I got to sit down withWill SmithandJoel Edgertonfor an exclusive interview. They talked about the freedom they had working for Netflix, how the movie is something other studios might not make, what it’s like working with directorDavid Ayeron the action scenes, and a lot more. In addition, Edgerton talked about why he wanted to directBoy Erasedand Smith talked about makingSuicide Squadand the status ofSuicide Squad 2. Finally, while in Brazil promoting the movie at CCXP (Comic-Con Experience), Smith sang a bit of theFresh Prince of Bell Airtheme song (you can watch it here). I asked how much of that was scripted and how much just organically happened in the moment.
Scripted byMax Landisand directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad),Brighttakes place in an alternate present day in which humans live alongside magic folk like elves and orcs. Joel Edgerton plays the first orc to join the LAPD, where he’s paired with a human character played by Will Smith. Together, the two must navigate their own personal differences while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the future of the world as they know it.
Check out what they had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about followed by the official synopsis.
Will Smith and Joel Edgerton:
Here’s the official synopsis forBright:
Set in an alternate present-day, this action-thriller directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad, End of Watch,writer ofTraining Day) follows two cops from very different backgrounds (Ward, a human played by Will Smith, and Jakoby, an orc played by Joel Edgerton) who embark on a routine patrol night that will ultimately alter the future as their world knows it. Battling both their own personal differences as well as an onslaught of enemies, they must work together to protect a thought-to-be-forgotten relic, which in the wrong hands could destroy everything.
