Netflix has cancelled <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/fashion/will-smith-s-style-journey-in-49-photos-from-fresh-prince-to-red-carpet-king-1.1232310" target="_blank">Will Smith</a>’s follow-up to his 2017 film <i>Bright.</i> <i>Bright 2</i>, the sequel to the fantasy action thriller, which was also set to star Joel Edgerton, will no longer be produced by the streaming network, according to <i>Bloomberg</i>. The original film was released on <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/television/2022/04/22/what-netflixs-loss-of-200000-subscribers-tells-us-about-the-future-of-streaming/" target="_blank">Netflix</a> in the UAE in December 2017. It’s perhaps the latest sign of <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/2022/04/06/will-smith-projects-currently-on-hold-after-the-oscars-slap/" target="_blank">the fallout from the entertainment industry</a> in the aftermath of Smith's actions at the Oscars last month. The actor <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/2022/03/28/world-reacts-to-will-smith-hitting-chris-rock-at-the-oscars-a-deeply-personal-moment/" target="_blank">slapped presenter Chris Rock</a> after the comedian made a joke about the <i>Bad Boys</i> star’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. Smith, 53, won Best Actor at the 94th Academy Awards on the same night. The <i>King Richard</i> actor apologised and resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He’s also been <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film/2022/04/10/will-smiths-oscars-ban-is-divisive-this-is-100-per-cent-racially-motivated/" target="_blank">banned from attending </a>any of its events for 10 years. According to<i> Bloomberg, </i>the cancellation of <i>Bright 2</i> is unrelated to the incident at the Oscars. <i>The National</i> has contacted Netflix for comment. <i>Variety</i> also reported earlier this month that the streaming platform was slowing development on another film starring Smith called <i>Fast and Loose.</i> Walt Disney’s National Geographic division is also putting the brakes on another of the star's projects. <i>Bloomberg</i> reported that the channel was delaying production of <i>Pole to Pole</i>, a nature series that follows <i>The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</i> star as he journeys to the North and South Poles. It's the third series that the actor has worked on with the studio, and was set to begin shooting in May. Work will now reportedly be pushed back until autumn, according to <i>Bloomberg</i>,<i> </i>which attributed the information to a person familiar with the company’s plans who asked not to be identified.