Will Smith's 'Emancipation' gets unexpected Apple TV+ release date

Delayed by a lawsuit and Will Smith's infamous Oscar slap, Apple TV+ has announced 'Emancipation' will be in theaters and streaming in December.'Emancipation' has not had the easiest production, with COVID halting filming, and producers moving shooting away from its Georgia location over the state's voting laws. Then came a sexual harassment lawsuit, and Will Smith causing controversy by hitting Chris Rock during the Academy Awards.After that Oscars slap, Variety said that it was 'the unspoken truth' that the film was being pushed back into 2023 to distance it from the news. However, Apple's has seen its hopes for back to back Oscar wins — following 'CODA' in 2021 — fading after critical flops such as 'Luck' and 'The Greatest Beer Run Ever.' Read more...