Mila Kunis was in attendance at the 2022 Academy Awards and she was one of the few people who did not give Will Smith a standing ovation when he won the Oscar for Best Actor.
21.09.2022 - 05:25 / foxnews.com
Apple is facing a dilemma over Will Smith’s movie "Emancipation," which was deemed an Oscar-winning contender before the actor slapped Chris Rock onstage during the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony. The backlash Smith faced in the last several months has reportedly caused Apple executives to discuss releasing the movie this year — in time for awards season — or holding off until 2023. The New York Times reported that the "sensitivity of the situation is apparent." The outlet, citing three sources, reports that there have been talks within the company to release "Emancipation" at the end of the year.
However, it was previously reported that the film might be pushed until 2023. Apple has reportedly considered delaying the release of their movie starring Will Smith after the infamous Oscar slap. (Getty Images) According to the Times, Apple set up a test screening earlier this year.
Sources claimed that the movie received positive reactions, including for Smith's performance, and that viewers were not turned off by Smith's recent behavior. The Civil War drama, which Apple reportedly spent $120 million on, could be eligible for the upcoming award season if it is released this year. Will Smith, right, shocked the world when he slapped Chris Rock onstage at the 2022 Oscars.
(Getty Images) However, even if the film is released and wins an Oscar, Smith would not be present at the award ceremony because he resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.The Academy also banned him from attending the ceremony and any Academy-related events for the next 10 years. Apple did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. Smith slapped Rock while he was presenting an award at the 2022 Oscars ceremony.
Mila Kunis was in attendance at the 2022 Academy Awards and she was one of the few people who did not give Will Smith a standing ovation when he won the Oscar for Best Actor.
Clayton Davis Can Will Smith overcome the controversy surrounding the slap heard around the world to win his second Oscar? That’s the question facing Apple after it announced that it will release “Emancipation,” a drama about an escaped slave that it paid Smith $35 million to star in and produce. The streamer is betting that the furor over Smith’s assault of Chris Rock at the Oscars has died down, particularly after Smith recorded an awkward apology video. But even if Smith becomes the first performer since Tom Hanks to score back-to-back Oscars for best actor, he won’t be able to pick up his prize in person. Nor will he even be able to accept it via satellite. That’s because in April, facing almost certain expulsion, Smith decided to resign from membership of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences. That was followed almost immediately by the Academy Board of Governors’ decision to ban him from the Oscars telecast and Academy-sponsored events for 10 years.
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Moving forward. Will Smith attended a screening for Emancipation, his first movie since he slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars in March.
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infamous Oscars slap.While the 54-year-old actor has been mostly been staying out of the limelight since he smacked presenter Chris Rock at the ceremony earlier this year, he has a new project in the works that’s already creating buzz.Smith’s first post-Oscars film, titled “Emancipation,” had a special screening hosted by the NAACP during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 51st Annual Legislative Conference on Oct. 1.The drama stars Smith as a runway slave named Peter who found asylum in Louisiana and winds up joining the Union Army.The film earned early praise at the event, with the “King Richard” star making an appearance.“Throughout my career, I’ve turned down many films that were set in slavery,” Smith noted at the screening, via the Hollywood Reporter. “I never wanted to show us like that.
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