After Oscars Slap, Will Smith’s Netflix Movie is on the Backburner

Sources claim that the project already had lost David Leitch, its director, before the Oscars scandal. Now, the streaming service quietly has put the film on the back burner, in anticipation of the ceremony.

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According to a source, Netflix was competing against Universal for the next Leitch project. However, Universal won. Sources claim that Netflix made an urgent request for another director to handle a project starring the actor who was highly favored to win the Oscars best actor award. Netflix quietly put the project on hold after Smith’s attack against Chris Rock on Oscar’s stage.