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As a result of the incident, Netflix cancelled production on an action film that was set to star Smith titled Fast and Loose.
The project was reported as being put on hold after the Oscars incident, not cancelled, and it was still actively moving forward in 2025.
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This sentence overstates what happened to Fast and Loose.
In April 2022, TheWrap reported that Netflix had put the film on hold after the Oscars slap, not cancelled it. Then in August 2025, TheWrap reported that Fast and Loose was still an upcoming Netflix action movie, was searching for a new director after Michael Bay exited, and had been on track to start production before being moved to 2026.
A project that was still being developed and rescheduled in 2025 was not accurately described as having been "cancelled" in 2022. The more accurate description is that the project was shelved or put on hold after the incident, and later remained in development.
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- ‘The View’: Ana Navarro Says Studios Are ‘Making a Mistake’ by Shelving Will Smith Projects After Oscars Slap (Video) - TheWrap
In the aftermath of the incident, Netflix has reportedly put their next project with Smith, a film called "Fast and Loose" on hold.
- Will Smith and Michael Bay Part Ways on Netflix's Fast and Loose - TheWrap
Michael Bay has exited "Fast and Loose," an upcoming Netflix action movie... The movie was on track to start production in October, but will now be moved to 2026.
In 2005, he received the honorary César Award; that same year, he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical for Fela!;
Will Smith’s Tony nomination for *Fela!* was not in 2005. The Tony Awards’ official nominee list shows *Fela!* was nominated for Best Musical in 2010.
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The chronology here is incorrect.
The official Tony Awards nominee archive shows that Fela! was a nominee in the 2010 Best Musical field, with Will & Jada Pinkett Smith listed among the producers. The official 2005 Best Musical nominee list does not include Fela! at all.
So while Smith did receive an honorary César in 2005, his Tony nomination connected to Fela! came five years later, in 2010, not "that same year."
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- The Tony Award Nominations — 2010 Musical - Tony Awards
2010 / Musical ... Fela! . Producers: Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Will & Jada Pinkett Smith ...
- The Tony Award Nominations — 2005 Musical - Tony Awards
2005 / Musical ... Monty Python's Spamalot ... Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ... The Light in the Piazza ... The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee