- Netflix is making a sequel to its upcoming, Will Smith movie, "Bright," Bloomberg reports.
- Production of a sequel makes "Bright" the first movie franchise in the history of streaming-only films.
- A fantasy-action film with a reported budget of $90 million, "Bright" premieres on Netflix on December 22.
Netflix has ordered a sequel to its upcoming, Will Smith-led original movie, "Bright," making it the first movie franchise in the history of streaming-only films, Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw reports.
A fantasy-action film starring Will Smith and Joel Edgerton as LAPD cops in a world where humans, orcs, and elves coexist, "Bright" was made for a reported budget of over $90 million. It premieres on Netflix on December 22.
Just last week, at the film's Los Angeles premiere, "Bright" director David Ayer ("Suicide Squad") sounded unsure about the possibility of making a sequel to "Bright" when speaking with The Hollywood Reporter.
"Let's see what the audience says after it opens," Ayer told THR. "If the audience wants another one who knows."
Netflix has put a significant marketing campaign behind "Bright" in recent weeks, including putting up billboard ads in major cities. It represents the company's strongest push yet into the world of big-budget films — an effort that will see the company release 80 original movies in 2018.
At a UBS media conference earlier this month, Netflix's content boss, Ted Sarandos, listed "Bright" as one of five upcoming, large-scale projects that Netflix subscribers should be excited for.
Watch the trailer for "Bright" below:
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