With Netflix releasing the action-thrillerBrighton December 22nd, the other day I got to sit down with directorDavid Ayerfor an exclusive interview. He talked about what it was like working for Netflix on their first big budget original movie, the editing process, what he learned from test screenings, how he crafts his action scenes, and a lot more. In addition, he talked about the status ofGotham City Sirens,if there are a lot of deleted scenes fromSuicide Squadthat have still never been released, and his next project. Finally, one of the coolest shots inBrightis a random establishing shot where we see a dragon flying in the distance. I asked Ayer where the idea for the dragon came from and if it can talk.
Scripted byMax Landisand directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad),Brighttakes place in an alternate present day in which humans live alongside magic folk like elves and orcs.Joel Edgertonplays the first orc to join the LAPD, where he’s paired with a human character played byWill Smith. Together, the two must navigate their own personal differences while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the future of the world as they know it.
Check out what David Ayer had to say in the player above and below is exactly what we talked about followed by the official synopsis.
David Ayer:
Here’s the official synopsis forBright:
Set in an alternate present-day, this action-thriller directed by David Ayer (Suicide Squad, End of Watch,writer ofTraining Day) follows two cops from very different backgrounds (Ward, a human played by Will Smith, and Jakoby, an orc played by Joel Edgerton) who embark on a routine patrol night that will ultimately alter the future as their world knows it. Battling both their own personal differences as well as an onslaught of enemies, they must work together to protect a thought-to-be-forgotten relic, which in the wrong hands could destroy everything.
