‘Judas and the Black Messiah,’ ‘Just Mercy,’ ’42’ to Screen at AMC Theatres for Juneteenth
variety.comWilson Chapman editorIn celebration of Juneteenth, AMC Theatres will present special screenings of “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “The Best Man” and other popular movies focusing on Black voices.From this Friday to Wednesday, select AMC locations will offer special screenings of “Judas and the Black Messiah,” “The Best Man,” “Just Mercy” and “42.” The screenings will be available to audiences at a discounted price of $5.Directed by Shaka King, “Judas and the Black Messiah” tells the story of Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya, who won an Oscar for the role) and his murder by the FBI, after being betrayed by informant William O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield).
The film premiered last year to critical acclaim, and was nominated for six Oscars. Adapted from the 2014 Bryan Stevenson memoir, “Just Mercy” tells the story of Stevenson’s (played by Michael B.
Jordan) work as the lawyer for Walter McMillian (Jamie Foxx), a Southern man wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death row.
The 2019 movie is directed by Destin Daniel Cretton.“42” is a biopic about Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman), the first Black man to play in the modern Major League Baseball era.
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