Will Smith paid extra out of his own pocket to ‘Emancipation’

Will Smith really cares about his cast and crew.

in a new interview with vanity fair“Liberation” director Antoine Fuqua has revealed that the film’s stars personally paid extra on set during the harsh filming conditions.

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The revelation came when the filmmaker shared his immediate reaction to Smith’s slapping of Chris Rock on the Oscar stage earlier this year.

“It hit me later. I still had post-traumatic stress syndrome about being in the swamps of Louisiana,” Fuqua said. We were texting, etc. I couldn’t handle it — I was still dealing with something else, but Will and I were together for two years and met someone better. It was completely unrealistic for me.

Fuqua continues: He was kind to everyone on set. Will circled around and hugged and shook hands. Marines. Will had to stop doing that because of COVID. he’s funny he is fun

The director then said, “We had a certain extra who was a corpse in the grave.

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He also explained how Smith’s mental state was affected by the difficulty of filming Liberation right before the Oscars.

“The film was supposed to finish in October, but hurricanes, extreme heat, COVID-19, tornadoes and 12 other factors prevented us from finishing the film until January,” Fuqua explained. . “It was really crazy. It’s really hard to release a character who’s been brutalized and called the N-word. I know. I can’t make excuses for anyone or anything, but I can say he’s a nice guy and I hope people can forgive him and we can move on.”

Finally, Fuqua shared his hope that Smith and Locke will eventually reconcile.

“I hope Chris and Will find a way to make amends by sitting together, publicly and privately, by all means. I think it’s going to be an incredible statement,” he said. I was.