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Chinonye Chukwu’s Emmett Till Movie Finds Its Young Lead In Jalyn Hall

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EXCLUSIVE: Jalyn Hall (All American) has signed on to play Emmett Till in Chinonye Chukwu’s Till, MGM’s Orion Pictures announced today.He’ll appear in the film alongside previously announced cast members Danielle Deadwyler and Whoopi Goldberg.Till tells the story of Mamie Till-Mobley (Deadwyler), whose pursuit of justice for her 14-year-old son Emmett Louis Till became a galvanizing moment that helped lead to the creation of the civil rights movement.

Mamie’s decision to have an open casket at Emmett’s funeral, and to have Jet magazine publish David Jackson’s funeral photos, was driven by her motivation to ensure people everywhere knew what had happened to her son.The feature is based in part on the original research of Keith Beauchamp for

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