Awards season is heating up with Will Smith’s subsequent film.
On Monday, Apple TV debuted the official teaser trailer for the brand new slavery escape epic “Emancipation”, from director Antoine Fuqua.
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“‘Emancipation’ tells the triumphant story of Peter (Smith), a person who escapes from slavery, counting on his wits, unwavering religion and deep love for his household to evade cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on his quest for freedom,” the description reads.
Apple additionally explains, “The movie is impressed by the 1863 photographs of ‘Whipped Peter,’ taken throughout a Union Military medical examination, that first appeared in Harper’s Weekly. One picture, often called ‘The Scourged Again,’ which exhibits Peter’s naked again mutilated by a whipping delivered by his enslavers, in the end contributed to rising public opposition to slavery.”
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Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor, Mustafa Shakir, Steven Ogg and Grant Harvey additionally star within the movie.
The discharge of the teaser additionally confirms that Apple will launch the movie this yr, setting it up for awards consideration. Some had questioned whether or not the streamer would delay the movie, following the controversy surrounding Smith slapping host Chris Rock on the Oscars earlier this yr.
“Emancipation” will open in theatres Dec. 2, earlier than streaming on Apple TV+ Dec. 9.
