Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022

While filming "Emancipation," Will Smith routinely drew inspiration from the words "sacred motivation" that were written on the front page of a script. But the Oscar winner heavily leaned on the phrase even more in recent months, as he tried to overcome the backlash to his Oscars slap and...

Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022

It comes as some relief that Antoine Fuqua's "Emancipation," starring Will Smith as a runaway slave in Civil War-era Louisiana, is not, at least traditionally speaking, an Oscar movie.

Despite the film's important historical backdrop, its awards-season timing and its inevitable connection...

Monday, Oct. 3, 2022

After holding it in limbo following Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March, Apple will release the actor's next big project, "Emancipation," this December.

In the fallout of Smith's smack of the comedian, the fate of "Emancipation" — a $120 million runaway slave...

Monday, Apr. 12, 2021

Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua have pulled production of their runaway slave drama "Emancipation" from Georgia over the state's recently enacted law restricting voting access. 

The film is the largest and most high profile Hollywood production to depart the state since Georgia's...

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