Will Smith Paid Extras On ‘Emancipation’ Out Of His Personal Pocket

Will Smith actually cares about his solid and crew.

In a brand new interview with Self-importance Honest, “Emancipation” director Antoine Fuqua reveals that the movie’s star personally paid extras on the set throughout powerful capturing situations.

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The revelation took place because the filmmaker shared his speedy response to the incident earlier this yr through which Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage on the Oscars.

“It hit me later. I used to be nonetheless having post-traumatic stress syndrome about being within the swamps of Louisiana,” Fuqua stated. “Folks have been calling me and texting me. I couldn’t take care of that — I used to be nonetheless coping with the opposite factor. However it didn’t really feel actual to me in any respect, as a result of I used to be with Will for 2 years and I haven’t met a nicer human being.”

Fuqua continued, “I’m being sincere about it. He was variety to everybody on the set. Will would go round and hug and shake palms — we had 300-something extras and navy. Marines. We needed to cease Will from doing that due to COVID. He’s humorous. He’s enjoyable.”

The director then shared, “We had sure extras that have been the lifeless our bodies within the graves, and he would go give them cash for laying there in that warmth over 100 levels.”

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He additionally defined how Smith’s frame of mind might have been affected by the difficulties of capturing “Emancipation” simply earlier than the Oscars.

“The film was supposed to finish in October, however we didn’t end that film till January due to a hurricane, the warmth, COVID, a twister, and 12 different issues,” Fuqua defined. “It was simply loopy, actually. It’s actually arduous to launch a personality who’s been brutalized and known as the N-word on daily basis — consistently, on daily basis — and nonetheless be the nicest particular person on the earth. That, I do know. So no excuses for anybody or something, however I can say that he’s a great man and I hope that folks can forgive him and that we are able to transfer ahead.”

Lastly, Fuqua shared his hope that Smith and Rock will reconcile in time.

“I hope Chris and Will discover a strategy to sit collectively publicly, privately, no matter, and make amends. I believe it could be an unbelievable assertion,” he stated.