The first trailer for Warner Bros. Judas and the Black Messiah traces the rise and assassination of Black Panther Fred Hampton by the FBI.
Produced by Ryan Coogler and directed by Shaka King, the film stars Daniel Kaluuya as the charismatic, Chicago-born revolutionary known as the Chairman. "The Black Panthers are forming a rainbow coalition of oppressed brothers and sisters of every color," Kaluuya's Hampton says to shots of captivated listeners.
Set in the '60s, part of the film is from Hampton's perspective, tracing his rise in the Illinois Black Panther Party, as well as his growing regional and national influence amid a series of effective social campaigns against racism and Black oppression.
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