According to Bloomberg, National Geographic has decided to put the breaks on a nature show called “Pole to Pole,” which was supposed to follow Will Smith as he visited the North and South Poles. The show was supposed to start filming in a matter of weeks but has now been delayed until the fall, apparently, during which time literally anything could happen (this is the year 2022 after all). Meanwhile, the New York Post reports that Netflix has also canceled the sequel to “Bright,” starring Smith. Though the decision to put the kibosh on “Bright” was apparently unrelated to The Slap, it certainly doesn’t help things for the erstwhile Fresh Prince in the career department.
Things are obviously not going fantastic for Smith at the moment, but that doesn’t mean he’s gone for good. Whoopi Goldberg, for one, fully believes that his career will bounce back, and everything will once again be coming up Smith one day in the future (via Variety). Hey, we’ve seen bigger comebacks than this. It’s not impossible.