Dave McNary Film ReporterApple has won the bidding for the runaway slave thriller “Emancipation” starring Will Smith and directed by Antoine Fuqua.Warner Bros, MGM, Lionsgate and Universal also made offers on the property starting last week at the Cannes virtual market.
CAA Media Finance, which arranged the financing for the film, represents U.S. rights at the market. Film Nation Entertainment represents international sales.“Emancipation” is written by William N.
Collage and centered on a runaway slave named Peter, who escaped to the Union Army during the Civil War and outwitted bounty hunters over 10 days through the Louisiana swamps, masking his scent with onions.
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