#‘The Equalizer 3’ Director Antoine Fuqua Talks His Trilogy Capper and Not Being Intimidated by Michael Jackson’s Biopic

#‘The Equalizer 3’ Director Antoine Fuqua Talks His Trilogy Capper and Not Being Intimidated by Michael Jackson’s Biopic

Wherever The Equalizer franchise goes, an audience has followed.  That was true for the original 1985-89 CBS TV series, and it’s especially true for Antoine Fuqua and Denzel Washington’s newly minted Equalizer trilogy. However, in the five years between The Equalizer 2 and today’s release of The Equalizer 3, a Queen Latifah-led Equalizer series has…

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#Antoine Fuqua and Robert Richardson on Approaching ‘Emancipation’ in a “Beautiful But Brutal Way”

#Antoine Fuqua and Robert Richardson on Approaching ‘Emancipation’ in a “Beautiful But Brutal Way”

Antoine Fuqua and Robert Richardson on Approaching ‘Emancipation’ in a “Beautiful But Brutal Way” For Apple TV+’s Emancipation, based on the true story of an enslaved man (played by Will Smith) known as “Whipped Peter,” director Antoine Fuqua and cinematographer Robert Richardson approached the look from the perspective of those who were enslaved: “Beautiful but…

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#Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’: What the Critics Are Saying

#Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’: What the Critics Are Saying

Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’: What the Critics Are Saying The review embargo for Antoine Fuqua’s much-talked about escaped slave drama Emancipation lifted on Wednesday evening and early critics’ reaction to the Apple Original Films feature is decidedly mixed. Critics praised Emancipation‘s cast, with Will Smith, the film’s controversy-stricken star, receiving plaudits along with co-stars Ben Foster…

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#‘Emancipation’ Review: Will Smith Leads Antoine Fuqua’s Propulsive but Shallow Slave Drama

#‘Emancipation’ Review: Will Smith Leads Antoine Fuqua’s Propulsive but Shallow Slave Drama

‘Emancipation’ Review: Will Smith Leads Antoine Fuqua’s Propulsive but Shallow Slave Drama Lately, I’ve been examining my deep ambivalence toward slave movies — an attitude motivated by a suspicion of Hollywood’s insatiable appetite for tragic Black characters. These films visualize, often gruesomely, the terror and violence inflicted upon Black people before, during and after the…

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#People won’t see ‘Emancipation’ after Oscars slap

#People won’t see ‘Emancipation’ after Oscars slap

“People won’t see ‘Emancipation’ after Oscars slap” Will Smith has acknowledged that his fans may not be “ready” to watch him on screen in the upcoming drama film “Emancipation.” The movie is the 54-year-old’s first project following his controversial slapping of Chris Rock at Oscars 2022 earlier this year. The “King Richard” award winner made…

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