Bright

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Will Smith as Daryl Ward, a human LAPD officer.
• Joel Edgerton as Nick Jakoby, the nation’s first orc police officer who is partnered with Daryl.
• Noomi Rapace as Leilah, an Inferni elf seeking control of the magic wand.
• Lucy Fry as Tikka, a young Inferni elf who is in possession of the magic wand.
• Édgar Ramírez as Kandomere, a high ranking elvish federal agent with the US Department of Magic’s Magic Task Force.
• Ike Barinholtz as Pollard, a corrupt human LAPD officer who seeks to steal the wand for himself.
• Happy Anderson as Hildebrandt Ulysses Montehugh, a human federal agent who works under Kandomere in the Magic Task Force.
• Dawn Olivieri as Sherri Ward, Daryl’s human wife and Sophia’s mother.
• Matt Gerald as Hicks, a corrupt human LAPD officer.
• Margaret Cho as Ching, a corrupt human LAPD sergeant.
• Brad William Henke as Dorghu, the imposing leader of the Fogteeth Orcs gang.
• Jay Hernandez as Rodriguez, a human LASD deputy.
• Veronica Ngo as Tien, an Inferni elf enforcer working for Leilah.
• Alex Meraz as Serafin, an Inferni elf enforcer working for Leilah.
• Nadia Gray as Larika, an elf assassin working for Leilah.
• Joseph Piccuirro as Brown, a corrupt human LAPD officer.
• Enrique Murciano as Poison, the crippled leader of the human Altamira gang who uses a wheelchair.
• Scarlet Spencer as Sophia Ward, Daryl and Sherri’s human daughter.
• Andrea Navedo as Perez, a human LAPD captain and Ward’s superior.
• Kenneth Choi as Yamahara, a human LAPD internal affairs detective.
• Bobby Naderi as Arkashian, a human LAPD internal affairs detective.
• Cle Shaheed Sloan as OG Mike, the Wards’ human neighbor.
• Chris Browning as Serling, a human questioned by the US Department of Magic’s Task Force.
• Joe Rogan as himself, seen interviewing an orc about Jakoby.

Storyline:

In Los Angeles, humans live with orcs and elves in a world where fantasy creatures do exist. LAPD police officer Dayl Ward is the first human cop having the orc police officer Nick Jakoby as a partner. When Ward is shot by an orc and Jakoby does not capture the shooter, he questions whether Jakoby lets the fellow orc escape. During a patrol, Ward and Jakoby arrest a man that tells that there is a prophecy and Ward is blessed. Meanwhile, Internal Affairs press Ward to find the truth about the escape of the shooter so that they can fire Jakoby. The magic department of the FBI interrogates the man that belongs to the terrorist Shield of Light group which protects brights so that they can prepare for the return of the Dark Lord that will destroy the world. Ward and Jakoby are summoned to attend a disturbance and they stumble upon a Shield of Light safe-house where they arrest the elf Tikka and bag her magic wand. Soon they learn that Tikka is hunted down by the evil and powerful rogue elf Leilah and her Terrorist group Inferni which are the ones actually trying to resurrect the dark lord and they need to protect Tikka and the wand; otherwise the world will be destroyed. What will they do?

About Movie:

Bright is an American urban fantasy action film directed by David Ayer and written by Max Landis. It stars Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace, Lucy Fry, Édgar Ramírez, and Ike Barinholtz.

Principal photography began in Los Angeles in November 2016 and concluded in February 2017. Netflix secured the film in a $90 million deal, making it the streaming service’s most expensive original film at the time.

Released on December 22, 2017, Bright received largely negative reviews from critics but became a major hit with viewers. Netflix announced in January 2018 that it was one of their most successful original productions.

Despite initial plans for a sequel with Will Smith and Joel Edgerton returning, and filming set to begin in 2019, the project was ultimately scrapped in 2022 following Smith’s altercation at the Academy Awards.

In June 2021, Netflix released an anime spin-off titled Bright: Samurai Soul, directed by Kyōhei Ishiguro, which premiered on October 12, 2021.