David Ayer knows cop movies. As the screenwriter of films such as “Training Day,” and “S.W.A.T.,” and the director of “Street Kings,” “Sabotage,” and “End Of Watch,” the filmmaker knows the milieu of those who wear the badge, and are sometimes corrupted by it, inside and out. And it’s a subject he certainly hasn’t grown tired of as he’s lining up a new movie that will dive into that world again — albeit with a completely wild twist.

Will Smith (who stars in Ayer‘s upcoming “Suicide Squad”) and Joel Edgerton will star in “Bright” for the director. Penned by Max Landis (“Chronicle,” “American Ultra,” “Victor Frankenstein”), the movie will take place in a world where faeries and orcs live with humans, and will center on an orc cop. Uh, okay then. Frankly, I’d rather two talented guys like Smith and Edgerton make a normal cop flick, than one set in a magical world, but maybe that’s just me. At any rate, this will apparently have a big budget, and has already been approved for a California state tax rebate, so this should ramp up this year.

However, the more interesting tidbit from The Wrap‘s report on the film comes from this portion: “Ayer hopes to fit the project into his fall schedule before Warner Bros. brings him and Smith back for a planned ‘Suicide Squad’ sequel in 2017.”

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