Director Antoine Fuqua, seen here posing during a photocall on the set of the film "Equalizer 3" on October 19, directed Will Smith in the soon-to-be-released film "Emancipation."
Mandatory Credit:	Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images

Director Antoine Fuqua, seen here posing during a photocall on the set of the film "Equalizer 3" on October 19, directed Will Smith in the soon-to-be-released film "Emancipation."
Mandatory Credit: Tiziana Fabi/AFP/Getty Images

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