Will Smith film Emancipation pushed to 2023

Will Smith's highly awaited film 'Emancipation' has been postponed for a year and will reportedly hit the big screens in 2023

The upcoming drama is produced by Apple Original Films and Smith’s Westbrook Studios, and was set to debut this year

However Apple is delaying the release of Will Smith's next film, Emancipation, to 2023 following his infamous slapping of Chris Rock at the Oscars

While Apple did not share an official date or confirm the news, a close source to the development hinted at the same...

The source revealed to the portal that 'it’s the unspoken truth' that the action-drama will not hit the platform in 2022

However, there is still a possibility that the film will be released this year as discussions between the filmmakers and Apple are still ongoing

Emancipation, sees Smith portraying a runaway slave named Peter, which is based on a true story from an 1863 photo titled The Scourged Back

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