Netflix and Apple+ reportedly shift funding from new black actors to developing original ideas
Hollywood star Will Smith has welcomed the dire consequences of his shocking act of slapping comedian Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
Just after the King Richard actor filed his resignation from the Academy on Friday, reports are coming in that streaming giants Netflix and Apple+ have both dropped their bids for the Smith biopic.
Latest reports have revealed that Netflix, as well as Sony, had already postponed creative projects after Smith killed The Rock on stage.
Now, "Netflix and Apple+ have quietly dropped their bids for the Will Smith biopic and will instead shift funding and develop original ideas from new black actors," a source told the Sun.
"Working with Will has become a risky business," the insider told the outlet. "Now they plan to develop ideas with family-friendly stars like Mike Epps and Michael B. Jordan."
It seems that none of the streaming channels have commented on the report. It was previously reported that the companies were fighting to secure the rights to the film about Smith's life, based on his best-selling autobiography, which came out last year.