‘Emancipation’: Apple Reportedly Pays $120 Million For Distribution Rights To Antoine Fuqua/Will Smith Film

August Alsina has no hard feelings toward Jada Pinkett Smith or her family after his past romantic relationship with the actress.The “Kissin’ on My Tattoos” singer made headlines in June after he claimed that he dated Smith years prior.

August Alsina is talking in depth about his “entanglement” with Jada Pinkett Smith in a new interview.

Two sources have spoken out to People about Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's marriage following the couple revealing that Pinkett Smith had a relationship with singer August Alsina during a period when they were privately separated. One source made it clear that the couple's high-profile status created more pressure for them to amend their issues and stay together.

Will Smith reportedly felt "more of the pressure" to ensure his marriage to Jada Pinkett Smith continued to work, according to People. "They're two different people trying to make it, and on top of it there's this huge spotlight on them," a source told the outlet.

A private conversation between Man In Black star Will Smith and popular rapper 50 Cent has gone wrong recently and its screenshot has now become viral all over social media. All of this happened after Will’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith admitted about having an affair with R&B artist August Alsina in her show.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticThere’s hardly been a more charged, fascinating moment in TV this summer than Jada Pinkett Smith sitting at her famed Red Table with her husband, Will Smith, to talk about their marriage like never before.

August Alsina claims he warned Jada Pinkett Smith that he was going public about their alleged affair. The 27-year-old singer recently gave an interview in which he claimed he and Jada, 48, had a relationship with the blessing of her husband Will Smith and he says he warned the Smiths in advance.

The global film industry is betting that eventually there'll be a box office rebound. Studios and streamers, international distributors and global sales agents were doing business at the Virtual Cannes Market, the two parallel online film markets held June 22 to 28 in lieu of the canceled physical festival, as if the future were bright.

After a heated bidding war, Apple has landed Emancipation, the action film that will star Will Smith and is set to be directed byAntoine Fuqua. Many of the major studios were vying for the package being sold out of the Cannes virtual market.

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.

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.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: The largest film festival acquisition deal in film history is now closed. Apple Studios has acquired world rights to Emancipation, the film package with Antoine Fuqua directing Will Smith in a Willam N.

August Alsina is discussing his love life.

Last week, we learned that Will Smith and Antoine Fuqua are teaming up for a new film titled “Emancipation.” The film tells the story of “Whipped Peter,” a slave who escapes recapture and finds the Union Army, where they take a picture of his scarred back that is seen around the world.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentRoeg Sutherland and Benjamin Kramer, who co-lead CAA Media Finance, have been working on the agency-led virtual market in Cannes, and spoke to Variety about the prospects for the independent film scene.CAA Media Finance’s projects in the market include Antoine Fuqua’s “Emancipation,” starring Will Smith; Dan Gilroy’s “Faster, Better, Cheaper”; Ric Roman Waugh’s “Kandahar,” starring Gerard Butler; “Rebel,” directed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall