Bright (film)

Bright is an upcoming 2017 American science fiction fantasy film directed by David Ayer and written by Ayer and Max Landis. The film stars Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, and Lucy Fry.

Premise

A human detective (Will Smith) and a hulking Orc (Joel Edgerton) spring into action as evil forces scrap to seize control of an all-powerful wand.

Cast

• Will Smith as Scott Ward, a human cop.
• Joel Edgerton as Nick Jakoby, the first Orc cop.
• Noomi Rapace
• Lucy Fry as Tikka, a young elf with powers who is in possession of the wand.
• Édgar Ramírez as Kandomere, an elf who works for the FBI’s magic division.
• Kenneth Choi
• Ike Barinholtz
• Andrea Navedo as Captain Perez
• Brad William Henke as Dorghu, the imposing and scary leader of the Fogteeth Orcs gang.
• Dawn Olivieri as Scott Ward's wife.
• Alex Meraz
• Matt Gerald
• Enrique Murciano

Production

Described as "a contemporary cop thriller, but with fantastical elements", it is set to be directed by David Ayer, which is set to star Will Smith and Joel Edgerton with a script penned by Max Landis that Ayer himself rewrote.^[1][2] Netflix officially picked up the film for a $90 million deal with filming expected to begin fall 2016.^[3] Noomi Rapace entered talks to join the cast in May 2016.^[4] Landis stated in an interview that official production is expected to begin in September 2016, but that they've already shot a small part in Los Angeles.^[5] Ayer's frequent cinematographer, Roman Vasyanov, was confirmed to be working on the project.^[6] On October 15, 2016, Lucy Fry was added to the cast.^[7] On October 17, 2016, Andrea Navedo was added to the cast.^[8] On October 20, 2016, actor Brad William Henke was cast in the film.^[9] On November 1, 2016, Kenneth Choi and Dawn Olivieri were cast in an unknown role and the role of Smith's wife, respectively.^[10] On November 9, Edgar Ramirez was confirmed to be added to the cast.^[11] That same month, Alex Meraz, Matt Gerald, Ike Barinholtz, and Enrique Murciano joined the cast of the film in undisclosed roles.^{[12][13][14][15]}

Filming

Filming began in Fall 2016, in Los Angeles.^[16][17]

References

External links

• Bright at the Internet Movie Database