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‘Emancipation’ Premiere: Will Smith Attends Red Carpet With His Family

The Apple Original Films project releases in theaters on Dec. 2 before heading to AppleTV+ on Dec. 9!

Will Smith made his first major red carpet appearance for his Apple Original Films project Emancipation on Wednesday (Nov. 30). The actor was joined by his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, and children Trey, Jaden, and Willow.

Although filmmaker Antoine Fuqua wasn't present on the carpet, Smith was also seen taking photos with the movie's team of collaborators, including Westbrook Studios producer Jon Mone and Escape Artists producer Todd Black (The Pursuit of Happyness and Seven Pounds. Tiffany Haddish, Matt Barnes, Pinkett Smith's mother Adrienne Banfield Norris, and other guests were also in attendance.

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The Oscar-winning actor returns to the big screen on Dec. 2, 2022, for his film Emancipation, where he plays an escaped enslaved person named Peter, also known as 'Whipped Peter,' from his whipped back that was one of the many catalysts of the abolition movement.

Emancipation will begin streaming on AppleTV+ on Dec. 9.

Take a look at the photos from the movie premiere outside of Westwood's Regency Village Theatre below:

  • Will Smith

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: Will Smith arrives at the Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" Los Angeles Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)

  • Jada Pinkett Smith

    US actress Jada Pinkett Smith arrives for the premiere of Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, California, on November 30, 2022. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)

  • Willow Smith

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: Willow Smitharrives at the Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" Los Angeles Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)

  • Jaden Smith

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: Jaden Smith attends Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" Los Angeles premiere at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

  • Trey Smith

    US actor Trey Smith arrives for the premiere of Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, California, on November 30, 2022. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)

  • Adrienne Banfield-Norris and Jada Pinkett Smith

    US actress Jada Pinkett Smith and her mom Adrienne Banfield-Jones (L) arrive for the premiere of Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, California, on November 30, 2022. (Photo by Michael Tran / AFP) (Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)

  • Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: Will Smith (L) and Jada Pinkett Smith (R) attend the premiere of Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/WireImage)

  • Charmaine Bingwa

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: Charmaine Bingwa arrives at the Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" Los Angeles Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)

  • Jordyn McIntosh

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: Jordyn McIntosh arrives at the Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" Los Angeles Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)

  • 'Emancipation' Cast

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: Ben Foster, Jordyn McIntosh, Jeremiah Friedlander, Will Smith and Charmaine Bingwa attend Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" Los Angeles Premiere held at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

  • Judge Mathis and Family

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: Elliott Cooper, Greg Mathis Jr., Linda Mathis, Judge Mathis, Amir Mathis arrives at the Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" Los Angeles Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)

  • Tiffany Haddish

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: Tiffany Haddish attends the premiere of Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/WireImage)

  • Alexis Louder

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: Alexis Louder arrives at the Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" Los Angeles Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)

  • DC Young Fly

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: DC Young Fly attends Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" Los Angeles premiere at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

  • Joseph Sikora

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: Joseph Sikora arrives at the Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" Los Angeles Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)

  • Matt Barnes and Anasa Sims

    LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: Matt Barnes and Anansa Sims arrives at the Apple Original Films' "Emancipation" Los Angeles Premiere at Regency Village Theatre on November 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/FilmMagic)

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