• Emancipation, a forthcoming historical thriller, will star King Richard actor and Academy Award winner Will Smith.
• With Smith aiming to receive his second consecutive Best Actor nomination, the movie is anticipated to be an Oscar candidate.
• Smith’s first movie since winning the Oscar earlier this year is Emancipation, which has already received positive reviews.

Emancipation, a forthcoming historical thriller, will star King Richard actor and Academy Award winner Will Smith. With Smith aiming to receive his second consecutive Best Actor nomination, the movie is anticipated to be an Oscar candidate. Emancipation, directed by Antoine Fuqua (The Guilty), is based on a true event and follows Peter (Will Smith) as he fights for both his and his family’s freedom. Smith’s first movie since winning the Oscar earlier this year is Emancipation, which has already received positive reviews. Everything you need to know about emancipation is provided here.

Emancipation release date?

 The Congressional Black Caucus, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, National Council of Negro Women, National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, and Power Rising are just a few organizations that have seen the movie. On December 2, 2022, the movie will have a limited run in a few theatres before becoming available on Apple TV+ a week later, on December 9, 2022. The movie will be in the thick of award season as of this date.

Who’s In the Cast of Emancipation?

Ben Foster plays Fassel in the next movie, while Will Smith plays Peter. Steven Ogg plays Sergeant Howard, Charmaine Bingwa plays Dodienne, Gilbert Owuor plays Gordon, Mustafa Shakir plays Andre Cailloux, and Grant Harvey plays Leeds.

What Is Emancipation About?

The historical story of Peter (Smith), a slave who escapes from his plantation in search of his family, served as the inspiration for the movie Emancipation. He moves across the Louisiana swamp, outwitting ice-cold hunters as he goes. Later, Peter enlists in the Union Army, and during his medical check, they notice the scars from a nearly deadly whipping on his bare back. The Independent published a picture of his back with the caption “the scourged back.” The graphic depicted the brutality of American slavery.

Will Smith shared his thoughts on the film’s premise:

“Throughout my career, I’ve turned down many films that were, uh, set in slavery. I never wanted to show us like that, and then this picture came along, and this is not a film about slavery. This is a film about freedom. This is a film about resilience. You know this is a film about faith. It’s a film about the heart of a man, um, what could be called the first viral image.”

That image is the backbone of the entire story and resonates strongly with Smith. He added:

”This was a story that exploded and blossomed in my heart that I wanted to be able to deliver to you in a way that only [director] Antoine Fuqua could deliver.”

Watch the Trailer for Emancipation

Smith previously appeared in King Richard, a movie that chronicled the life of Venus and Serena Williams’ father, Richard, a tennis legend. Smith received his first Oscar for King Richard. Will his next movie yield similar results? Look no further if you haven’t seen the Emancipation trailer! Here is the trailer for the forthcoming movie.

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