Will Smith shared a new Instagram clip earlier Sunday that captured a reflective moment he had while on set of his latest drama film, Emancipation.
The King Richard actor, 54, sat on a chair placed in the middle of a rainy forest and explained during a break in filming that, ‘God’s world is actually beautiful.’
The star previously uploaded a video on Saturday sharing that he tested positive for Covid, preventing him from attending a screening for the upcoming Apple TV+ film.
Special moment: Will Smith, 54, shared a clip onto his Instagram on Sunday as he had a reflective moment on set of his latest film, Emancipation
Will Smith reflects on filming ‘Emancipation’ while in the rain
At the beginning of the video, Will could be seen sitting on a chair surrounded by trees amid a break from shooting a scene for Emancipation.
The star was wearing his character’s costume and held an umbrella over his head as he silently looked out at the rain gently falling onto the ground.
‘This is my favorite moment on this movie,’ he admitted, as the camera panned towards the vibrant, green trees.
Peaceful: The award-winning actor was filmed peacefully and quietly looking out at the rain as it fell down onto the green leaves and forest ground
Enjoying the time: The star turned towards the camera while an individual on set filmed the moment, and expressed that he loved, ‘the rain’
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The raindrops could be heard pattering onto the leaves and the dirt covered ground before Will continued, ‘I love the rain.’
In the caption attached to the video, the talented star typed out to his 62.7 million followers, ‘One of the most beautiful moments shooting.’
With a calm look appearing on his face, the Aladdin star expressed that he loved how the rain ‘makes everything stop. It’s beautiful.’
Will then began to reference to his character, Peter, from the upcoming Emancipation film, which is slated to release on Apple TV+ on December 9.
For his character: ‘In the middle of all of the hell, he just finds a moment of the beauty of God in nature,’ the actor stated of his character, Peter, from the Apple TV+ action drama
Appreciating nature: Will could be seen taking a few pauses throughout the clip to silently watch and listen to the rain
The problem: The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air added that his character can, ‘realize that the problem is man,’ when appreciating nature
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‘It’s also a moment I want to find for the character. In the middle of all of the hell, he just finds a moment of the beauty of God in nature, and realizes that the problem is man.’
The premise of the action drama follows Peter, a runaway slave that, ‘forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him,’ according to IMDB.
He further reflected that the problems in the world are ‘in the hearts of men,’ and, ‘not in God’s world.’
To conclude the moving video, the I Am Legend actor emotionally expressed to the viewers that, ‘God’s world is actually beautiful.’
Deep thought: At the end of the clip, Will explained to the audience that, ‘God’s world is actually beautiful’
Emotional: When talking about the 1863 Whipper Peter photograph that the film is based on, Will stated to Vanity Fair, ‘Each one of Peter’s scars now has a story behind it’
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Emancipation is based on the true story of an 1863 photograph taken of a slave known as Whipped Peter, notably for the amount of painful whipping scars on his back.
When talking about stepping into the shoes of the role and the historical photograph, Will, who is also a producer on the project, explained to Vanity Fair, ‘When I look at it now, I feel even more.’
‘Each one of Peter’s scars now has a story behind it. There is a man behind the image. A man who has endured both visible and invisible atrocities that are beyond my imagination,’ the father of three continued.
Emancipation is set to premiere in select theaters early next month on December 2, and will be available to stream on Apple TV+, just in time for Oscars season.
Testing positive: On Saturday, Will showed a ‘viral’ video of himself taking a Covid test, which came back as a positive result
Getting better: Instead of speaking to the audience in person, the Oscar winner met with them via Zoom, as he sat in front of a laptop
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The actor, however, has been banned from attending the award ceremony for ten years following this year’s notable Oscars slap against then-host, Chris Rock, but can still receive nominations.
Earlier on Saturday, Will shared a clip of himself taking a quick Covid test which turned out to be positive. ‘Throwback to when I went viral,’ the star humorously typed in the caption of the post.
The actor had originally planned to attend a screening of Emancipation and surprise the audience, but due to the test results, had to cancel those plans.
The action star showed no signs of illness, but bellowed out exaggerated screams of pain as swirled the test swab around his nasal passages, and was shocked when one hour later, he received a positive result.
Instead of speaking to the audience in person, the Oscar winner met with them via Zoom, as he sat in front of a laptop.
Previous screening: The actor held a smaller screening with a few close pals, including talented singer Rihanna and her boyfriend, A$AP Rocky
