Will Smith is taking up some heavy subject material together with his subsequent starring position.
On Wednesday, Apple TV+ debuted the primary full trailer for “Emancipation”, by which Smith performs an enslaved man journeying to freedom via the swamps of Louisiana.
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“Impressed by a real story, one man fights via unthinkable terrors in an try and reunite together with his household,” the officer description reads.
The trailer exhibits Smith’s character, Peter, taken into slavery earlier than mounting his escape with a purpose to enlist with the Union military in opposition to the South within the Civil Conflict.
“What can a mere man do to me,” Peter says within the trailer.
The film is impressed by the enduring 1863 photographs of “Whipped Peter”, which confirmed the previously enslaved man’s again stuffed with scars.
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Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the movie additionally stars Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Steven Ogg, Mustafa Shakir and extra.
“Emancipation” opens in theatres Dec. 2 earlier than premiering on Apple TV+ on Dec. 9.