Will Smith Signs To Play Runaway Slave In Antoine Fuqua’s ‘Emancipation’ Movie Inspired By This Photo — But Fans Want Hollywood To Push Films About Black Kings And Queens Before Slavery

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David Byrne is currently hosting a second Broadway run of his lauded American Utopia show, and brought a performance to CBS Saturday Sessions yesterday (March 5).The show originally started its second run in Manhattan last year but was forced to cancel dates towards the end of 2021 due to company members testing positive for COVID. However, Byrne announced that the show would go on and set to work creating a modified version of America Utopia.With the second run continuing into 2022, Byrne and his band headed to CBS to perform Talking Heads‘ 1982 hit ‘Burning Down The House’ and ‘Marching Through The Wilderness’ to US TV yesterday morning.Check out the performances below:Last year, American Utopia was turned into a Spike Lee-directed movie, which NME called a rare concert film that packs in brilliant music, incredible visuals, a vital political message and jokes” in a five-star review.Elsewhere, Byrne recently announced ‘Theater Of The Mind’, a collaborative stage production between the singer-songwriter and his friend Mala Gaonkar, who is a neuroscientist.

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Two Scottish landscapers who travelled to Ukraine to help those seeking to flee the invasion have reportedly been "raided" by Russian troops.

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Meghan Markle showed her confidence and independence with her four-word reply to Prince Charles, experts have said.

Chris McLeish was at the double as Jeanfield Swifts picked up an impressive 3-1 Challenge Cup win against 10-man Civil Service Strollers.

A trio of Monklands roads are set for spells of closure over the next couple of weeks.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: It is a close race down to the wire on Emancipation between Apple and Warner Bros, and when the dust settles, sources said that there will be a record breaking deal for a festival pre-buy, as the bidding is in the $130 million vicinity from a gross standpoint, with around $110 million net. This is leaps and bounds higher than any festival acquisition deal I can recall.

Dave McNary Film ReporterHollywood studios are opening their wallets for the runaway slave thriller “Emancipation” with Will Smith attached to star and Antoine Fuqua directing.Warner Bros, Apple, MGM, Lionsgate and Universal have all made offers on the property at the Cannes virtual market this week. Deadline Hollywood reported that the bidding is upwards of $75 million.CAA Media Finance, which arranged the financing for the film, represents U.S.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Bidding is above $75 million on the first major property at the Cannes Film Festival virtual market. Warner Bros, Apple, MGM, Lionsgate and Universal are among the studios in the mix for world rights on Emancipation.

Will Smith is set to team with director Antoine Fuqua for a historical drama inspired by the horrifying image of a tortured slave’s back.Emancipation will feature Smith as a runaway slave named Peter, who evaded hunters and the dangerous swamps of Louisiana to reach freedom in the 1860s.Written by Willam N. Collage, the story is based on photos taken of Peter’s back during a medical examination, which revealed shocking scars from injuries caused by his brutal owners.

Will Smith will team up with director Antoine Fuqua for a historical drama inspired by the horrifying image of a tortured slave’s back.The film, titled Emancipation, will feature Smith as a runaway slave named Peter, who evaded hunters and the dangerous swamps of Louisiana to reach freedom in the 1860s.Written by Willam N. Collage, the story is based on photos taken of Peter’s back during a medical examination, which revealed shocking scars from injuries caused by his brutal owners.

Will Smith is set to team with director Antoine Fuqua for a historical drama inspired by the horrifying image of a tortured slave’s back.

Will Smith has lined up his next movie role where he’ll be playing a real life runaway slave.

There have been quite a few films and TV series about slavery and the Civil War. However, the upcoming film from director Antoine Fuqua and star Will Smith, titled “Emancipation,” aims to tell the story of one image that changed the course of the entire war in 1863.

Justin Kroll Film ReporterWill Smith will star in the thriller “Emancipation,” which will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, sources tell Variety.William N. Collage penned the script, based on the true story of Peter, a runaway slave forced to outwit cold-blooded hunters and the punishing Louisiana swamp on a tortuous journey to the Union Army and his only chance at freedom.Production is expected to start early in 2021.Smith, James Lassiter and Jon Mone will produce “Emancipation” through Westbrook Studios, along with McFarland Entertainment’s Joey McFarland and Escape Artists’ Todd Black.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: In what I believe will become one of the hottest film packages for the upcoming Virtual Cannes Market, Antoine Fuqua will direct Will Smith in Emancipation, a Willam N. Collage-scripted action thriller about the harrowing escape of Peter, a runaway slave forced to outwit cold-blooded hunters and the unforgiving swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey North.