Vin Diesel’s Bloodshot may have tanked at the box office after the movie’s star and producer insisted on going ahead with releasing it in the midst of a global pandemic, but the decision to make it available on digital download just two weeks later has paid off as it topped the sales charts, but that likely still won’t be enough to see the comic book adaptation turn a profit.
The proposed Valiant Cinematic Universe already appears to be on life support after the first installment, with speculation already doing the rounds that the studio could be heading down the reboot route already, getting rid of Diesel in the process. That marks a huge comedown for Valiant, who signed a nine-figure development deal for their properties just a few years ago, but it seems as though the VCU will continue attempting to recruit action stars regardless.
We exclusively revealed several days ago that John Cena was being eyed to play X-O Manowar, something the wrestler-turned-actor himself has since teased on social media, and we’ve now heard from our sources that Valiant also want Will Smith to join their franchise as secret agent and martial arts master Ninjak.
According to our intel, which comes from the same sources who tipped us off about Cena’s potential involvement in the world of Valiant, Smith is just one of the names on the studio’s wish-list to headline Ninjak and while you need to admire how high they’re setting their sights, it seems highly unlikely that the Bad Boys For Life star would accept their offer.
For one thing, Bloodshot cost a reported $45 million to make, and you’d need to spend at least 50% of that amount simply to cover Smith’s salary. The actor is also notoriously choosy about what projects he signs on to, and after turning down the chance to return for The Suicide Squad he doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to return to the superhero genre either, especially on a fledgling franchise that’s only recently stumbled out of the blocks.
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