Hollywood
star
Will Smith will feature in Antoine Fuqua's upcoming slave thriller "Emancipation".
The film scripted by
William N. Collage
is based on the true story of a runaway slave named
Peter
, who has to survive ruthless hunters and a vast stretch of punishing swamp if he must escape to freedom, reportedly.
Production is expected to start early in 2021. The unit of the film, co-produced by Smith, was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Smith also had to pause filming of the biopic "
King Richard
," where he portrays Richard Williams, the father and coach of tennis superstars
Venus
and Serena Williams.
Fuqua on the other hand was in post-production on the action thriller "Infinite."
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