Wednesday 16 November 2022 07:53 PM Will Smith embarks on a journey to freedom in trailer for Emancipation after ... trends now
Will Smith risks everything for his freedom as he pushes through unthinkable terrors in an attempt to reunite with his family in a trailer for his new film, Emancipation.
The movie, which marks the 54-year-old actor's return to the screen for the first time since slapping Chris Rock at The Oscars back in March, stars Smith as a man named Peter, who bolts from slave hunters on his way out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The preview begins with Smith's character being separated from his loved ones, before attempting to flee to meet up with the Union Army amid the the Civil War.
Emotional: Will Smith risks everything for his freedom as he pushes through unthinkable terrors in an attempt to reunite with his family in a trailer for his new film, Emancipation
As he is forced to go through a swamp to secure his freedom, Smith is warned that there 'are many ways to die in a swamp.'
'I fight them. They beat me. They whip me. They break the bones in my bofy more times I can count, but they never break me.' Smith says.
Journey to freedom: The movie, which marks the 54-year-old actor's return to the screen for the first time since slapping Chris Rock at The Oscars back in March, stars Smith as a man named Peter, who bolts from slave hunters on his way out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The preview begins with Smith's character being separated from his loved ones, before attempting to flee to meet up with the Union Army amid the the Civil War
Emotional: As he is forced to go through a swamp to secure his freedom, Smith is warned that there 'are many ways to die in a swamp'
'I fight them. They beat me. They whip me. They break the bones in my bofy more times I can count, but they never break me.' Smith says
Earlier this week, the film's director, Antoine Fuqua, defended his decision to release Emancipation after Smith assaulted Rock, 57, at the 94th Academy Awards.
Fuqua, 56, revealed that the movie - which follows a man who escapes slavery, and was filmed prior to the actor slapping the comedian across the face - is 'more important than one bad moment,' in a new interview with Vanity Fair.
The filmmaker also shared that there was never a conversation 'about the movie not coming out' and called Smith the 'nicest person I've ever met.'
Heart-wrenching: Earlier this week, the film's director, Antoine Fuqua, defended his decision to release Emancipation after Smith assaulted Rock, 57, at the 94th Academy Awards
Worth watching: Fuqua, 56, revealed that the movie - which follows a man who escapes slavery, and was filmed prior to the actor slapping the comedian across the face - is 'more important than one bad moment,' in a new interview with Vanity Fair
Powerful movie: The filmmaker also shared that there was never a conversation 'about the movie not coming out' and called Smith the 'nicest person I've ever met'
'Of course I wanted people to see the film. My conversation was always, "Isn't 400 years of slavery, of brutality, more important than one bad moment?" We
