![]() Sources say Netflix only decided to move forward with the big-budget action thriller about the leader of a criminal organization who suffers memory loss from an attack, after Sony green lit “Bad Boys 4.” One month before the Rock incident, Netflix green lit “Fast and Loose,” but the studio put the project on pause following the slap. The slap definitely dinged Smith’s uber-in-demand status, at least temporarily. While the public had seemed to move on from Smith’s shocking moment, the news cycle kicked back into high gear following Rock’s March 4 live Netflix comedy special “Selective Outrage,” which eviscerated Smith and his family. That aligns with prevailing wisdom in town that Smith would have been better off he’d been kicked out the ceremony after charging the stage and striking Rock rather than returning to his seat, accepting his best actor Oscar, giving a speech and then dancing at the Vanity Fair party, where he was captured on video singing along to his rap hit, “Gettin Jiggy Wit It.” The thought, however, was that time would soften attitudes. “It isn’t so much what he did, it was what he did after.” “Everyone was waiting to see who would blink first,” says one high-ranking executive at a major studio, who is reluctant to work with Smith just yet. decided to release “King Richard” in theaters at the same time it debuted on HBO Max, with the studio opting to give the star his full bonus as a make-good for the change in distribution plans.īut even if the film’s ticket sales were mediocre, “King Richard” did bring Smith the best actor Oscar trophy, unlike “Emancipation,” which failed to earn any Oscar nominations, including one for best actor despite Smith’s $35 million pay day.īut post-slap, studio executives were hesitant to jump back into business with Smith despite being one of the industry’s biggest stars. Smith’s paycheck ballooned after Warner Bros. Although “King Richard” drummed up moderate box-office business ($39 million worldwide), it earned less than Smith’s ultimate payday including back-end ($40 million). That strategy would mark a pivot from his last two movies - Warner Bros.’ “King Richard” and Apple’s “Emancipation” - which were viewed as awards-season plays rather than studio tentpoles. ![]()
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