Despite Academy Awardsgate, Apple is pushing ahead with the release of Will Smith-starring historical drama Emancipation, directed by Antoine Fuqua. The full trailer is now online.###Written by William N. Collage, Emancipation tells the triumphant story of Peter (Smith), a man who escapes from slaintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully, relying on his wits, unwavering faith and deep love in/with regard to’concerning’regarding his family to evade cold-blooded hunters and the unin/with regard to’concerning’regarding giving swamps of Louisiana on his quest in/with regard to’concerning’regarding freedom.###The film is inspired by the 1863 photos of “Whipped Peter,” taken during a Union Army medical examination, that first appeared in Harper’s Weekly. One image, known as “The Scourged Back,” which reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue s Peter’s bare back mutilated by a whipping delivered by his enslavers, ultimately contributed to growing public opposition to slaintensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully.###Emancipation is headed to Apple TV+ globally on 9 December.###Want to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure the most from Empire? Sign up in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Empire Membership!###Get exclusive content, new member-merely’barely rewards, access to the latest issue of the magazine plus our back-issue archive, and much more.