The Hate U Give Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.

Cited as official plot version from foxmovies.com

Drama Teen Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Hate U Give.

• A
  Amandla Stenberg

  ... Starr

  The Acolyte (series), Everything, Everything

• 
  Regina Hall

  O'Dessa, One Battle After Another

• R
  Russell Hornsby

  The Woman in the Yard, Fences

• L
  Lamar Johnson

  ... Seven

  X-Men: Dark Phoenix, All The Bright Places

• 
  Common

  Suicide Squad, Breathe

• I
  Issa Rae

  Barbie, Little

• 
  Anthony Mackie

  Captain America: Brave New World, The Electric State

• A
  Algee Smith

  Detroit, Mother/Android

• 
  Sabrina Carpenter

  Emergency, Clouds

• K
  K.J. Apa

  A Dog's Purpose, The Last Summer

Crew Behind the Film

The The Hate U Give behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director George Tillman, Jr. last directed Big George Foreman and The Longest Ride. The film's writer Audrey Wells last wrote A Dog's Purpose and The Smurfs.

Director

George Tillman, Jr.

Screenwriter

Audrey Wells

Producers

Marty Bowen
Wyck Godfrey
Robert Teitel

Production Details

What we know about the The Hate U Give movie production.

Key Facts

• “Due to the controversy surrounding his past comments and behavior, Kian Lawley will no longer appear in The Hate U Give. The studio plans to recast the role of Chris and reshoot scenes as needed," a 20th Century Fox rep said in a statement (2/5/2018).
• A 16-year-old girl witnesses a police officer shoot her unarmed best friend and as a result is torn between very different worlds as she tries to speak her truth.
• Regina Hall will play Lisa, Starr's mother while Russell Hornsby is playing Starr's father, while Lamar Johnson will play Seven, Starr's older brother (8/6/17).
• Based on the Angela Thomas' debut novel.

Production Updates for The Hate U Give

Apr 2018

Completed

Changed The Hate U Give movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Sep 2017

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Began principal photography in Atlanta on September 12, 2017.

Mar 2016

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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