Also Read: Will Smith, Warner Bros. Face Lawsuit Over Breach of Contract With 'King Richard' FilmThe film will be produced by Apple Studios, alongside Smith through Westbrook Studios, Fuqua and his Fuqua Films, Todd Black and Escape Artists and Joey McFarland.CAA Media Finance, which arranged the financing for the film, represented U.S.
rights, and Film Nation Entertainment represents international sales.Deadline first reported the news of the project at Cannes and said that the film is inspired by the famous photo circa 1863 known as “The Scourged Back.” The photo depicts a runaway slave known as Gordon with severe whipping scars all along his back.
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