Will Smith will escape from slavery
Once Will Smith turned down a role in "Django Unchained", but the history of slavery still overtook him. The actor will star in the action thriller Emancipation *, directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day).The tape is the story of a slave from a plantation in Louisiana. One day one of the guards beat him so badly that Peter almost died. After that, he decided to flee north, where he joined the ranks of the Union army. When local doctors saw Peter's back, they took pictures of his scars, and one of the photos was published by The Independent in 1863, becoming one of the main visual evidences of slave abuse. It is reported that the new project will remind viewers of "Apocalypse" and "Survivor", and not, for example, "12 years of slavery." The film cannot be called a classic drama about slavery - it is rather an action game, since the main character had to flee from his pursuers. He ran barefoot through the swamps of Louisiana towards freedom, battling against alligators, snakes and bloodthirsty bloodhounds.  Fukua and Smith have been pondering the idea of the film for a long time, and now the moment has come when Peter's story is more relevant than ever. The screenplay was written by Bill Collage ("Exodus: Gods and Kings"). Fukua dreams of starting filming as quickly as possible, calling the project one of the most important in his career. However, the director still needs to finish post-production of Infinity, and Will Smith has to finish filming the sports drama King Richard. * - preliminary translation. Source: Variety The Topic of Article: Will Smith will escape from slavery. |
