Will Smith exits his position for the motion flick Sugar Bandits

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Whispers across the Hollywood water cooler say Will Smith (Dangerous Boys, I Am Legend, Males in Black) is exiting his co-starring position for the forthcoming big-budget motion movie Sugar Bandits. Based on Deadline, Smith’s manufacturing studio, Westbrook, stays part of the challenge, which was supposed to start filming quickly however petered out as a result of Smith turned unsure about his on-screen dedication.

Individuals near the state of affairs say Will Smith is forfeiting his co-starring position as a result of scheduling conflicts. Nevertheless, which endeavor stands in the best way of his participation in Sugar Bandits stays to be seen. The plan is to recast Smith’s half and hold the movie on monitor to shoot in 2025. Sugar Bandits is reportedly an $80 million manufacturing, with the challenge promoting at EFM and Cannes to distributors and Amazon Prime. Nevertheless, Smith’s identify was hooked up to the deal and was the first cause consumers forked over the money. With Smith out of the image, questions loom across the movie’s enchantment.

In Sugar Bandits, Smith was presupposed to play a former particular forces soldier who runs an elite vigilante squad working to crush the drug commerce in Boston. Stefano Sollima (With out RegretSicario: Day of the Soldado) directs Sugar Bandits from a script by Chuck Hogan (The City, 13 Hours, The Pressure).

Whereas Smith took a break from the Hollywood highlight after the notorious Oscars slap incident, his star started shining anew with the discharge of Dangerous Boys: Trip or Die. The $400M+ motion blockbuster positioned Smith again atop the Hollywood meals chain, a welcomed (and predictable) comeback for the Contemporary Prince of the Silver Display screen. With Dangerous Boys: Trip or Die giving Smith the juice he must get again within the combine, a extra attractive (and profitable) challenge could have him stepping away from Sugar Bandits.

Who would you substitute Will Smith with for Suagr Bandits? I’m certain there’s a winding line of actors prepared and prepared to choose up the place Smith left off. Is Amazon muttering beneath its breath about Smith’s exit from the movie? They signed on beneath the situation that he star within the film, and now he’s leaving for unspecified causes. Solely time will inform how this example shakes out.

Concerning the Writer

Born and raised in New York, then immigrated to Canada, Steve Seigh has been a JoBlo.com editor, columnist, and critic since 2012. He began with Ink & Pixel, a column celebrating the magic and evolution of animation, earlier than launching the companion YouTube sequence Animation Films Revisited. He is additionally the host of the Speaking Comics Podcast, a personality-driven audio present specializing in comedian books, movie, music, and extra. You may hardly ever catch him with out headphones on his head and pancakes on his breath.

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