Why Will Smith refused to do films about slavery: ‘I wanted to be a superhero’

He turned down the title role in the 2012 Quentin Tarantino cult film "Django Unchained" because Smith wanted it to be "a love story, not a vengeance story."

source https://nypost.com/2021/09/27/will-smith-has-refused-to-do-films-on-slavery-heres-why/