Will Smith enters 2023 Oscar race with slavery drama Emancipation
The Independent says Will Smith is entering the 2023 Oscar race with his new slavery drama, Emancipation.
Having held the film in limbo following Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Academy Awards in March, Apple has announced it will now release the actor’s next big project this December.
In the aftermath of “the slap”, the awards fate of Emancipation – a runaway slave thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua costing $120m (£105m) – had been uncertain, given that Smith has been banned from attending the Academy Awards for 10 years.
Nevertheless, Apple TV+ said on Monday (3 October) that it will debut Emancipation on 2 December in cinemas and begin streaming it on 9 December.