Fast and Loose has been in the works since before Smith's slap of Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars ceremony. THR previously reported that David Leitch had exited the project the week before the infamous Academy Awards telecast to start work on The Fall Guy, the Ryan Gosling-Emily Blunt action-comedy feature that Universal released last year.

It looks like Michael Bay and Will Smith will have to wait for another opportunity for a Bad Boys reunion. Entertainment Weekly has learned that Bay exited his role as director of Netflix's upcoming action movie Fast and Loose over creative differences with Smith.

Bad Boys director Michael Bay has quit the team for Netflix’s forthcoming action film Fast and Loose over creative differences with Will Smith. The 60-year-old filmmaker made his directorial debut with the hit action-comedy Bad Boys in 1995,

It’s not a big mystery why Will Smith’s latest Netflix movie, Fast And Loose, has had some trouble getting off the ground over the last three years. First, potential director David Leitch backed away from the project in early 2022,

Michael Bay is no longer associated with Will Smith's upcoming Netflix project Fast and Loose. The acclaimed Transformers director has reportedly exited the project due to creative differences with the actor.

Michael Bay will no longer direct Fast and Loose due to creative differences with Will Smith. The "Lois & Clark: The Adventures of Superman" star previously said he would join ICE amid controversial immigration raids across the country.

Bay and Smith first collaborated in 1995 with Bay’s hit action film Bad Boys, which catapulted Smith to stardom. They collaborated on the 2002 sequel Bad Boys II, and while Bay