'Judas and the Black Messiah' Screenwriters Detail How They Told Fred Hampton's Story
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hollywoodreporter.comIt took 10 years and the fortuitous meeting of four writers to tell the story of how Fred Hampton, the inspiring leader of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panthers, was murdered by the FBI with the help of William O'Neal, an informant who infiltrated the Illinois chapter of the party.
Kenny and Keith Lucas, twin brothers known for their comedy work as the Lucas Brothers, had been working on a script about Hampton when they brought it up to director Shaka King, who signed on to co-write and direct. "Fred is just one of those figures that we never understood why he wasn't more known," says Keith Lucas of the late Black Panther leader.
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