It is hard to believe we are already a month removed from the slap heard around the world at this year's Oscars.

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[{"selector":"#anim-625a44bd-7635-482a-987a-97c5b13a7ccc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-1.0658141036401503e-14%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d7021447-bca2-4219-b551-0878bd03499c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0e08cd8b-1d5c-470a-9297-564461e6135e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-115.2381%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] As a result of the slap, many of Will Smith’s future projects have either been shelved or pushed back. Reported exclusively by Variety

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While there was no exact date for Antoine Fuqua's period piece action-thriller, the film was expected to be Apple’s next major awards' contender after this year's Best Picture winner CODA.

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Apple has not confirmed a date or the news, but one of Variety’s sources said that “it’s the unspoken truth” that the thriller would not hit Apple TV+ later this year.

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It is a very tough pill to swallow for the filmmakers, but not so much for Apple as they have a big film slate already in place for 2022.

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Their line-up includes heavy hitters like the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner Cha Cha Real Smooth starring Dakota Johnson

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