Hot Package: ‘Fast & Loose’ With Will Smith & Helmer David Leitch Firing Up Bids For STXfilms, Westbrook, 87North
EXCLUSIVE: Fast & Loose, a drama that has Deadpool 2 and Hobbs & Shaw helmer David Leitch directing and Will Smith starring, has become the subject of a major bidding battle that started yesterday and is playing out today. Script by Jon and Eric Hoeber (Meg, Red) was originally developed by STXfilms, when Leitch was only aboard as producer and there was no star. Now that Leitch is the helmer and Smith is ready to make it his next star vehicle after he teams with Antoine Fuqua in the runaway slave drama Emancipation for Apple, the project has blown up since a decision was made to shop it to studios and streamers.