Kaluuya and Stanfield join the Black Panthers
Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out) and Lakeith Stanfield (Atlanta) have begun talks with Warner Bros. Studios. about the main roles in the biographical drama Jesus Is My Homeboy ("Jesus is my sidekick *"). The film will be directed by Shaka King (Delivering High), based on a script she co-wrote with Will Berson (Mighty B!) And produced by Ryan Coogler (Black Panther).If the negotiations are successful, Kaluuya will play Fred Hampton, an African American activist and revolutionary, chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party. He was killed at 21 in an operation designed by the FBI and the Chicago police. Stanfield will play the role of FBI informant William O'Neill, who infiltrated the ranks of the Black Panthers and unearthed the information, thanks to which the murder of Hampton was prepared. It is reported that the story will be presented to viewers precisely from O'Neill's point of view. Last year, Leikith Stanfield could be seen on the big screens in The Girl Who Was Trapped in the Web and Sorry to Bother you, and Daniel Kaluuya in Steve McQueen's new Widow. * - preliminary translation Source: The Hollywood Reporter The Topic of Article: Kaluuya and Stanfield join the Black Panthers. |
