The story of Fred Hampton is coming to the big screen!
Judas And The Black Messiah
Warner Bros
'Judas And The Black Messiah' tells the story of Black Panther party activist, Fred Hampton. Hampton was a civil rights activist and the leader of the Black Panther Party In Chicago. The film plans to be released in 2021. Warner Bros describes the movie as:
"The story of Fred Hampton, Chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, and his fateful betrayal by FBI informant William O'Neal"
The cast for the film includes: Jesse Plemons as Roy Mitchell, LaKeith Stanfield as William O'Neal, Martin Sheen as J. Edgar Hoover, Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton, Ashton Sanders as Larry Robertson, Algee Smith as Jake Winters and Lil Rel Howery,
The movie is directed by Shaka King, and written by Will Berson, Shaka King, Keith Lucas, and Kenneth Lucas.
'Judas And The Black Messiah' is set to be released in 2021!