Bright (film)

Bright
Bright
	Promotional release poster
Directed by	David Ayer
Written by	Max Landis
Produced by	Eric Newman; David Ayer; Bryan Unkeless; Ted Sarandos;
Starring	Will Smith; Joel Edgerton; Noomi Rapace; Lucy Fry; Édgar Ramírez; Ike Barinholtz;
Cinematography	Roman Vasyanov
Edited by	Michael Tronick; Geoffrey O'Brien;
Music by	David Sardy
Production; companies	Netflix; Trigger Warning Entertainment; Grand Electric;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	December 13, 2017 (Regency Village Theater); December 22, 2017 (United States);
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$90–106.2 million

Bright is a 2017 American urban fantasy action film produced and directed by David Ayer, and written by Max Landis. The film is set in an alternate present in which humans and mythical creatures co-exist and details an LAPD police officer (portrayed by Will Smith) and his orc partner (Joel Edgerton) confronting racism and police corruption while protecting a magic wand and the elf girl (Lucy Fry) who wields it. Noomi Rapace, Édgar Ramírez, and Ike Barinholtz also star.

Principal photography began in November 2016 in Los Angeles. The film was released worldwide on Netflix on December 22, 2017. While it has received largely negative reviews from critics, it was exceptionally popular with viewers. Netflix called it one of the company's most successful original programs as of January 2018. It spawned an anime spin-off film, Bright: Samurai Soul, in 2021.