Will Smith is getting ready for audiences to want a break from him after his behaviour at the Oscars this 12 months.
In a new interview, Smith, who received the Oscar for Best Actor regardless of slapping comic and host of the ceremony Chris Rock throughout the face on-stage, stated he may admire that some may not need to search out his new film, Emancipation.
“I completely understand that if someone is not ready, I would absolutely respect that and allow them their space to not be ready,” Smith stated to Fox 5 reporter Kevin McCarthy.
Watch the video of Smith’s interview above.
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Emancipation is an Apple authentic film directed by The Equalizer director Antoine Fuqua.
The actor, 54, added that he hoped his conduct, which led him to be banned for 10 years from the Oscars Gala and different occasions, would not have an effect on Fuqua and the film’s probabilities at subsequent 12 months’s ceremony.
“My deepest concern is my team – [director Antoine Fuqua] has done what I think is the greatest work of his entire career… the people on this team have done some of the best work of their entire careers,” he stated.
“My deepest hope is that my actions don’t penalise my team.”
Following rapid backlash after the slap, Smith took to Instagram to concern a public apology to Rock.
“I would like to publicly apologise to you, Chris. I was out of line and I was wrong,” he stated. “I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be. There is no place for violence in a world of love and kindness.”
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The actor says he hopes audiences will nonetheless exit to watch the film, and admire its artistry and story.
“I’m hoping that the material, the power of the film, the timeliness of the story, I’m hoping that the good that can be done would open people’s hearts at a minimum to see and recognise and support the incredible artists in and around this film.”
The film itself is about in the period of the American Civil War and follows a person named Peter who manages to escape from slavery and evade hunters in his quest for freedom.
In the identical interview, Smith stated the character of Peter proved to be “one of the most gruelling and transformative processes of my entire career.”
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