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Actor Will Smith’s first movie since he slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards, a historical thriller called “Emancipation,” will debut in cinemas in December, a move that makes the film eligible for next year’s Oscars.<\/p>\n
Distributor Apple Inc (AAPL.O) announced the timing in a statement and released a trailer on Monday. “Emancipation,” which tells the story of a man who escapes from slavery, was filmed before Smith attacked Rock on stage in February but its release date had been uncertain.<\/p>\n
Smith is banned from attending the Oscars ceremony for 10 years, but he is still eligible to be nominated and win.<\/p>\n
The actor has publicly apologized to Rock, the film academy and the public for slapping the comedian over a joke about the appearance of Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith.<\/p>\n
Less than an hour later, Smith won best actor for playing the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams in “King Richard.”<\/p>\n
“Emancipation” will play exclusively in theaters for one week starting on Dec. 2 and will debut on the Apple TV+ streaming service on Dec. 9, Apple said.<\/p>\n
The movie was inspired by a real-life story of a man who became known as “Whipped Peter” after Harper’s Weekly published images in 1863 of extensive scarring on his back from whippings he received as a slave.<\/p>\n
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