Director Shaka King Wrote ‘Judas And The Black Messiah’ Specifically For Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Dominque Fishback

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Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticWith the Super Bowl behind us and the Oscars looming (and a pandemic-dampened Valentine’s Day as a marketing peg), American distributors are releasing their most robust slate of new releases in months this weekend.Awards contenders “Judas and the Black Messiah” (about the FBI-sanctioned murder of Fred Hampton) and “Land” (starring and directed by Robin Wright) arrive in theaters, hot off their premieres at this year’s virtual Sundance Film Festival. Also on the awards-worthy indie front, A24 releases last year’s Sundance winner “Minari” on demand.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhen cinematographer Sean Bobbitt (“12 Years a Slave”) was shooting Shaka King’s “Judas and the Black Messiah,” he looked at more than 300 photos from the period and watched documentaries of Black Panther leader Fred Hampton speaking to crowds to see how Hampton was framed.“There were several references that Shaka had shown me, including a documentary with Fred speaking,” Bobbitt says. “It’s a shot from below the eye-line, and Shaka said, that’s where we need to end up.”Bobbitt used Arri Alexa LF large format cameras and the mini LF, not just for the quality, but also the imagery.

Seven years ago, writer, director and producer Shaka King accepted the Film Independent Someone to Watch Award for his quirky comedic debut, Newlyweeds. After years directing shorts and episodes of TV shows Shrill, High Maintenance and People of Earth, the 40-year-old filmmaker returns to the big screen. Collaborating with producers Ryan Coogler and Charles D. King, he tackles the compelling story of how FBI informant William O’Neal (LaKeith Stanfield) infiltrated the Black Panther party and befriended Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya), leading to the deputy chairman’s death in a police raid in 1969.

Daniel Kaluuya speaks about the “incredible” Chadwick Boseman and how they’ll hopefully get to honour his legacy with “Black Panther 2” during an appearance on Friday’s “Graham Norton Show”.

Judas and the Black Messiah (★★★★☆). As portrayed by the ever-unpredictable LaKeith Stanfield (Atlanta), O’Neal is a mercurial mischief-maker, a steadfast soldier who’s also a calculated infiltrator.

Judas and the Black Messiah, cowriter and director Shaka King (People of Earth, High Maintenance) and his cast and crew have become definite Oscar contenders.The new film, which made its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival and hit theaters and HBO Max simultaneously on February 12, stars Daniel Kaluuya as Fred Hampton, the charismatic Illinois chairman of the Black Panther Party. It tells the story surrounding Hampton’s betrayal and subsequent assassination in 1969 based on intel by FBI informant William O’Neal, played by LaKeith Stanfield.

Judas and the Black Messiah this weekend will be entering with preconceived notions about the film’s protagonist, Fred Hampton, and its antagonist, William O’Neal. But from the opening scene of the project directed and co-written by Shaka King, it’s evident O’Neal, the FBI informant whose infiltration of the Black Panther party led to Hampton’s assassination, is a man of many layers.

Also Read: Chadwick Boseman Will Be in Marvel/Disney+ Animated Series 'What If...?'Daniel Kaluuya said he felt it was more important to honor Boseman than T’Challa, adding, “So for me, the importance is not the Black Panther legacy, the importance is the legacy of Chadwick Boseman, because that’s a human being and a spirit that’s real, you feel me? How can we honor that? Black Panther is going to do what Black Panther does, but that’s a man that lived for us. He did it for us, our nephews, our nieces, our kids.

Get Out” in 2017, and he hasn’t let up since. His performances in “Black Panther” and “Queen & Slim” were every bit as forceful as his horror hit, but he’s topped them all with this one.

“Judas And The Black Messiah” is gathering from hip-hop greats, with Nipsey Hussle posthumously joining Jay-Z for The Inspired Album.

“Judas And The Black Messiah” is gathering from hip-hop greats, with Nipsey Hussle posthumously joining Jay-Z for The Inspired Album.

Judas and The Black Messiah, but your focus will remain on the actress throughout the film as if she’s the lead. As Akua Njeri (formerly known as Deborah Johnson), the fiancée of Chairman Fred Hampton, Fishback is soft, resolute, devoted, and enamored with the former leader of the Illinois Black Panther Party.

Get Out actor Daniel Kaluuya will be returning to the big screen next month as the leader of the Black Panther Party. The actor's next film titled Judas and the Black Messiah's trailer released on Tuesday and we're all glued to it.

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