#Yoko Higuchi-Zitzmann Named CEO of Westbrook’s Telepool (Exclusive) 

#Yoko Higuchi-Zitzmann Named CEO of Westbrook’s Telepool (Exclusive) 

Yoko Higuchi-Zitzmann Named CEO of Westbrook’s Telepool (Exclusive)  Veteran media executive Yoko Higuchi-Zitzmann has been named the new CEO of Telepool, the German licensing, production and distribution company owned by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook.  Her appointment comes after Westbrook’s took full control of Telepool in December 2021. The Munich-based group is being positioned…

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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 recalls being spit on by ‘Emancipation’ co-star

#Will Smith recalls being spit on by ‘Emancipation’ co-star

“Will Smith recalls being spit on by ‘Emancipation’ co-star” Before the infamous “Hitch”-slap there was the “Hitch”-splat. Will Smith has revealed how he was left speechless after getting “spit on” by a co-star while filming “Emancipation” — months before the infamous slap heard around the world. The Oscar winner dropped the bombshell claim during a…

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#’Emancipation’ producer slammed for carrying slavery photo

#’Emancipation’ producer slammed for carrying slavery photo

“‘Emancipation’ producer slammed for carrying slavery photo” Will Smith’s slavery drama “Emancipation” held its red carpet premiere earlier this week and the film’s producer Joey McFarland is drawing some criticism. McFarland, 50, attended the event on Wednesday and brought with him a 19th-century photo of the whipped slave Peter — the portrait that inspired the film….

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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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