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Emancipation teaser: Will Smith is again in his first primary function since this yr’s Oscar debacle. Watch video

The primary teaser of Hollywood famous person Will Smith‘s new ancient drama, Emancipation, is out. The movie, bankrolled via Apple, sees Will essaying the function of a slave who flees from the clutches of plantation house owners.

As Will, who performs Peter, makes an attempt to navigate the harsh highway (or lack thereof) forward, he battles now not just for his freedom, however for his very lifestyles.

The Antoine Fuqua directed drama’s teaser used to be launched with an outline that learn, “An enslaved guy embarks on a dangerous adventure to reunite along with his circle of relatives on this robust movie impressed via a real tale. Emancipation, directed via Antoine Fuqua and starring Will Smith, premieres in theaters December 2, streaming on Apple TV+ December 9.”

That is Will Smith’s first primary function for the reason that Oscar debacle previous this yr, the place, after slapping presenter and comic Chris Rock, the actor used to be barred from the Academy for a decade. Will later resigned from the Academy, and has since apologised to Chris and his circle of relatives publicly.

Emancipation used to be previous slated to unencumber this yr, however its date used to be shifted to 2023, bearing in mind the chaos that adopted the Oscar slapgate. Alternatively, the characteristic appears to be again on the right track as Emancipation will unencumber in December this yr.