Will Smith discusses his role as an escaped slave in Antoine Fuqua’s Emancipation and how it broadened his awareness of the “generational pain” caused by the transatlantic slave trade.
Smith spoke on the newest installment of Red Table Talk with his children Willow, 22, Jaden, 24, and Trey Smith, 30, where he spoke openly about his metamorphosis to feature in the new film, which depicts the actual story of Peter, an escaped slave who goes on a perilous voyage to the north.
According to People, Smith remembers how “seriously” all of the performers took the film, remembering an explosive scene in which one actor “ad-libbed” by spitting on the Academy Award winner.
He then turned toward Willow, as if spitting on her in the same way that his co-star spit on him.
