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Emancipation

  • Netflix Cuts Chris Rock Flub From Live ‘Selective Outrage’ Special

    Rock’s, “I f—ed up the joke,” moment in which he mentioned the wrong Will Smith movie, has been edited out

    By

    Sharon Knolle
    March 9, 2023 @ 6:39 PM
    News
    6:39 PM
    Netflix Cuts Chris Rock Flub From Live ‘Selective Outrage’ Special
  • Chris Rock Comes Out Swinging on Will Smith, Jokes He Watched ‘Emancipation’ Just to See Him Whipped

    It’s part of his new material for his “Selective Outrage” Netflix special, which streams live on Saturday

    By

    Sharon Knolle
    March 3, 2023 @ 12:03 PM
    Movies
    12:03 PM
    Chris Rock Comes Out Swinging on Will Smith, Jokes He Watched ‘Emancipation’ Just to See Him Whipped
  • ‘Emancipation’ Producer Joey McFarland Apologizes for Bringing ‘Whipped Peter’ Photo to Premiere

    “I hope my actions didn’t distract from the film’s message, Peter’s story and just how much impact he had on the world,” McFarland wrote

    By

    Loree Seitz
    December 4, 2022 @ 2:46 PM
    Movies
    2:46 PM
    ‘Emancipation’ Producer Joey McFarland Apologizes for Bringing ‘Whipped Peter’ Photo to Premiere
  • How to Watch ‘Emancipation’: Is the Will Smith Drama Streaming?

    Will Smith stars as an enslaved laborer who battles treacherous conditions to reunite with his family

    By

    Loree Seitz
    December 2, 2022 @ 12:54 PM
    Movies
    12:54 PM
    How to Watch ‘Emancipation’: Is the Will Smith Drama Streaming?
  • Will Smith Says He Will ‘Completely Understand’ if Audiences Skip ‘Emancipation’ Over Oscars Slap

    “I would absolutely respect that and allow them their space to not be ready,” Smith said

    By

    Andi Ortiz
    November 28, 2022 @ 8:19 AM
    Movies
    8:19 AM
    Will Smith Says He Will ‘Completely Understand’ if Audiences Skip ‘Emancipation’ Over Oscars Slap
  • Will Smith Enters the Oscar Race (Again) in New ‘Emancipation’ Trailer (Video)

    Antoine Fuqua’s slave drama will debut in theaters on Dec. 2 and on Apple TV+ Dec. 9

    By

    Scott Mendelson
    November 16, 2022 @ 7:00 AM
    7:00 AM
    Will Smith Enters the Oscar Race (Again) in New ‘Emancipation’ Trailer (Video)
  • ‘Emancipation’ Director Antoine Fuqua Says Film Is ‘Bigger’ Than Will Smith’s Oscar Slap

    “Isn’t 400 years of slavery, of brutality, more important than one bad moment?” the director said

    By

    Jeremy Fuster
    November 15, 2022 @ 4:27 PM
    Movies
    4:27 PM
    ‘Emancipation’ Director Antoine Fuqua Says Film Is ‘Bigger’ Than Will Smith’s Oscar Slap
  • Is Will Smith’s Career ‘Mortally Wounded’ After That Oscars Slap?

    “His brand is permanently tarnished,” one top talent agent said

    By

    Brian Welk and Umberto Gonzalez
    March 31, 2022 @ 6:30 AM

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    Is Will Smith’s Career ‘Mortally Wounded’ After That Oscars Slap?

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  • Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ Adds Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor and Mustafa Shakir to Cast

    Antoine Fuqua is directing the runaway slave drama set up at Apple

    By

    Brian Welk
    August 3, 2021 @ 8:00 AM
    Movies
    8:00 AM
    Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ Adds Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa, Gilbert Owuor and Mustafa Shakir to Cast
  • Apple to Produce Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua Runaway Slave Story ‘Emancipation’

    Willam N. Collage wrote the script for the action thriller based off a true story

    By

    Brian Welk
    July 1, 2020 @ 7:15 AM
    Movies
    7:15 AM
    Apple to Produce Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua Runaway Slave Story ‘Emancipation’
  • Will Smith to Star in Runaway Slave True Story ‘Emancipation’ From Antoine Fuqua

    The film is inspired by the famous “scourged back” photo from 1863

    By

    Brian Welk
    June 15, 2020 @ 8:46 AM
    Movies
    8:46 AM
    Will Smith to Star in Runaway Slave True Story ‘Emancipation’ From Antoine Fuqua

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