Bright (film)

Bright
Official release poster
Directed byDavid Ayer
Written byMax Landis
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyRoman Vasyanov
Edited by
Music byDavid Sardy
Production
companies
  • Trigger Warning Entertainment[1]
  • Grand Electric[1]
Distributed byNetflix
Release dates
Running time
118 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$90–106.2 million[2][3]

Bright is a 2017 American urban fantasy action film[4][5] co-produced and directed by David Ayer and written by Max Landis. The film is set in an alternate present in which humans and mythical creatures co-exist and details an LAPD police officer (portrayed by Will Smith) and his orc partner (Joel Edgerton) confronting racism and police corruption while protecting a magic wand and the elf girl (Lucy Fry) who wields it. Noomi Rapace, Édgar Ramírez, and Ike Barinholtz also star.

Principal photography began in November 2016 in Los Angeles. The film was released worldwide on Netflix on December 22, 2017. While it has received largely negative reviews from critics,[6][7] it was exceptionally popular with viewers. Netflix called it one of the company's most successful original programs as of January 2018.[8][9]

  1. ^ a b Debruge, Peter (December 20, 2017). "Film Review: 'Bright'". Variety. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Ng, David (July 31, 2017). "Netflix is carrying $20 billion in debt. Can it keep borrowing its way to success?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Film and Television Tax Credit Program Program 2.0 (PDF) (Report). California Film Commission. November 2018. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "How the 'Bright' Stunt Team Created Gritty, Realistic Action in a World of Mystical Mayhem". Men's Journal. February 20, 2020. The $90 million fantasy-action film is a major bet for Netflix, and one they hope will be a precursor to more big-budget movies in the future.
  5. ^ Webster, Andy (December 21, 2017). "Review: 'Bright' Has Fairies, Orcs, Elves and L.A. Cops, but Little Magic". The New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2017. With the buddy-cop fantasy "Bright," Will Smith and the director David Ayer attempt to chart new territory: an urban action film populated not only by humans but also fantastical creatures like centaurs, fairies, orcs and elves.
  6. ^ Beck, Kellen (December 22, 2017). "Poor Will Smith! Critics tore apart Netflix's first hopeful blockbuster, 'Bright'". Mashable. Retrieved December 28, 2017.
  7. ^ Rodriguez, Ashley (January 24, 2018). "Netflix explains why a movie like "Bright" can bomb with critics and kill with audiences". Retrieved March 18, 2019./
  8. ^ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (January 22, 2018), "Netflix reports fourth-quarter earnings beat estimates, thanks to 'The Crown' and 'Bright'", Deadline, retrieved July 28, 2023
  9. ^ Nolan, Lloyd (January 22, 2018), "Bright is one of Netflix's most-viewed original titles, ever", Comic Book Resources, retrieved July 28, 2023