Will Smith To Play Real-Life Runaway Slave In New Movie Emancipation

Will Smith is set to play a real-life runaway slave in his next movie.  

The actor will star in “Emancipation” and play a slave who fought to evade his hunters through the swamp in Louisiana in his journey to join the Union army.

The movie will be introduced to buyers at Cannes Film Festival's virtual market and set to start filming in 2021.