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.

Michael Bay has exited "Fast and Loose," an upcoming Netflix action movie that was meant to be a reunion of star Will Smith and the "Bad Boys" director, because Bay and Smith were unable to reconcile their creative differences TheWrap has learned.

Michael Bay and Will Smith were set to make Fast And Loose – but creative differences have got in the way, and Bay has moved on. They’ve worked together a couple of times before, but they’re not going to be working together anytime soon: Michael Bay and Will Smith have parted ways on their planned