Netflix
and
Sony
have
reportedly
put
movies
on
hold
starring
Will
Smith
after
the
actor
slapped
comedian
Chris
Rock
during
the
Oscars
2022.
The
actor
during
the
94th
Academy
Awards
also
won
the
Best
Leading
Actor
award,
however,
all
wins
were
overshadowed
due
to
the
infamous
slapgate.
As
per
reports,
Will's
movie
Fast
and
Loose
backed
by
Netflix,
has
been
put
on
hold.
Weeks
before
the
Oscars
ceremony,
director
David
Leitch
had
pulled
away
from
the
project,
electing
to
move
to
the
Ryan
Gosling-starrer
Fall
Guy
for
Universal,
but
now,
the
search
for
the
director
has
been
put
on
hold
and
the
streaming
giant
has
decided
to
back
away
from
the
film.
Variety
reported
that
Fast
and
Loose
was
set
to
follow
a
criminal
who
lost
his
memory
after
an
attack.
The
character
is
then
forced
to
learn
about
his
two
identities,
one
as
a
wealthy
crime
lord
and
the
other
as
an
undercover
CIA
agent.
Additionally,
a
source
told
The
Hollywood
Reporter
that
Smith
received
40
pages
of
Bad
Boys
4
script
before
the
Oscars.
Now,
Sony
is
also
pausing
production
of
the
awaited
sequel.
Smith
was
set
to
star
as
Mike
Lowrey
similar
to
other
films
in
the
franchise.
According
to
Variety,
He
is
also
set
to
star
in
the
Apple
Tv
drama
Emancipation,
the
show
followed
a
runaway
slave
who
joins
the
Union
Army.
Currently
stuck
in
post-production
the
show
has
a
2022
release
date.
It
is
to
be
seen
if
more
studios
would
distance
themselves
from
the
actor
after
the
controversy.
Notably,
Will
since
had
apologised
to
the
comedian,
The
Academy
and
his
fellow
nominees.
The
actor
turned
in
his
resignation
from
The
Academy
earlier
this
week,
which
was
accepted.
However,
reports
have
revealed
that
disciplinary
action
will
still
be
taken
against
the
actor.