Tag: Hart to Heart
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Will Smith Still Gets ‘Teary’ Reliving ‘Emancipation’ Shoot: ‘I Went Too Far’ with Slavery Biopic
Will Smith is sharing how “Emancipation” revitalized his religious beliefs.The 2022 historical epic, helmed by Antoine Fuqua, starred Smith as real-life former slave “Whipped Peter.” The film was inspired by the 1863 photos of “Whipped Peter” taken during a Union Army medical examination and showed the scars on Peter’s back; the photograph, first published in…
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Will Smith Says He ‘Went Too Far’ for ‘Emancipation’ and Got Stuck in Real Slave Chains: ‘I Wanted to Feel the Degradation’
Will Smith told Kevin Hart on a new episode of Peacock’s “Hart to Heart” talk show that he “went too far” as an actor while portraying a slave in the Apple drama “Emancipation.” The film, Smith’s first release after the notorious Oscars slap, centered on the true story of a runaway slave named Peter, a…
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Dwayne Johnson Blames Lack Of Black Adam Sequel On Studio Heads, Not Box Office Performance
It’s been almost a year since “Black Adam” failed to deliver on its promise that “the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe is about to change.” Or rather, it did change, just not in the way that star Dwayne Johnson had been banking on. With box office returns of $393 million, “Black Adam” fell…
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Will Smith Almost Turned Down Men In Black, Then Steven Spielberg Sent A Helicopter To Get Him
Will Smith’s journey towards global domination is well-established at this point. The man who parlayed novelty rap hits such as “Parents Just Don’t Understand” into one of the most successful acting careers in Hollywood history is, barring some unfortunate recent developments, a gargantuan of the entertainment industry. At least, that’s how Kevin Hart feels. The…
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How Pete Davidson Ended Up On Saturday Night Live (And Why He Didn’t Expect To Stick Around)
Pete Davidson is a prolific comedian whose goofy personality has charmed the entertainment industry. Earlier this year, Davidson announced he was retiring from “Saturday Night Live” after an eight-season run. He joined the iconic show in 2014 at only 20 years old, one of the youngest cast members in “SNL” history. With feature films like…