Bright (film)
Bright (film)
Bright is a 2017 American urban fantasy action film 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.
Bright (film)
Principal photography began in November 2016 in Los Angeles. The film was released worldwide on Netflix on December 22, 2017. While it has received generally negative reviews from critics, it was exceptionally popular with viewers. Netflix called it one of the company's most successful original programs as of January 2018. It spawned an anime spin-off film, Bright: Samurai Soul, in 2021.
Plot
In Los Angeles, veteran officer Daryl Ward is involuntarily partnered with Nick Jakoby, the first orc police officer ever in the US. Jakoby is detested by the other police officers for his species and by orcs for being a policeman. Ward's relationship with Jakoby is strained since Ward was shot by an orc robber whom Jakoby failed to apprehend; Internal Affairs) suspects Jakoby deliberately let him go.
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