Shooting kicks off on David Ayer’s ‘Bright’ with Will Smith

Shooting has commenced on David Ayer‘s first film since this summer’s Suicide Squad. The film is called Bright and stars ‘Skwad’ alumni Will Smith in the lead role. Joel Edgerton, Lucy Fry and Noomi Rapace also feature in proceedings.

The film has a reported $90 million budget which Netflix has the distribution rights to the movie, which sees Smith play police officer Scott Ward. The film takes place in a modern-day Los Angeles where humans co-habit with Orcs. Edgerton will play Ward’s partner in he film – himself an Orc with the plot having a similar dynamic to Ayer’s LA-set crime-drama End Of Watch.

Some set images have been released to the web via the social networks earlier today.

Check them out below. Bright will release in 2017.

Premières images de tournage via @comingsoonnet, pour Bright de David Ayer avec Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Noomi Rapace & Lucy Fry ! #Bright pic.twitter.com/bmk2fQdju5

— FuckingCinephiles (@FuckCinephiles) November 9, 2016

The 1st images from David Ayer’s upcoming film ‘Bright’ has been released starring Will Smith & Joel Edgerton. It comes 2 Netflix next year? pic.twitter.com/CLNpMyCc6f

— GOAT Movie Podcast (@GOATfilmpodcast) November 9, 2016