Apple hopes you’ll forgive Will Smith by Christmas
by Jay Peters from The Verge - All Posts on (#64B1G)
Image: Apple Despite Will Smith's Oscars slap, Apple will be releasing an upcoming film starring the actor this year. Emancipation, which stars Smith as Peter, a man who has escaped slavery and is on the run to try and return to his family, will debut in theaters on December 2nd and on Apple TV Plus on December 9th, according to Deadline. Apple has also released a teaser trailer.
Apple landed the rights to Emancipation, from director Antoine Fuqua, in a huge deal in 2020, and it's expected to be an Oscars contender. Smith's performance is volcanic," according to The New York Times' sources. But the company was put in a tricky position after Smith slapped Chris Rock onstage at this year's show (where he also won the award for best actor), which led...