Judas And The Black Messiah Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

Chairman Fred Hampton was 21 years old when he was assassinated by the FBI, who coerced a petty criminal, William O’Neal, to betray him and the Black Panther Party. In 1968, Hampton became Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, who were fighting for freedom, the power to determine the destiny of the Black community, and an end to police brutality. Hampton was inspiring a generation, which put him directly in the line of fire of the FBI and Chicago PD. To destroy the revolution, they had to do it from both the outside and the inside. Facing prison, O’Neal is offered a deal by the FBI: if he will infiltrate the Black Panthers and provide intel on Hampton, he will walk free. O’Neal lives in fear that his treachery will be discovered even as he rises in the ranks. But as Hampton’s fiery message draws him in, he cannot escape the deadly trajectory of his betrayal.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Judas And The Black Messiah.

• A
  Ashton Sanders

  ... Larry Robertson

  Moonlight, All Day and a Night

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  Daniel Kaluuya

  ... Fred Hampton

  Get Out, Black Panther

• 
  Lakeith Stanfield

  ... William O'Neal

  The Beekeeper, Roofman

• J
  Jesse Plemons

  ... Roy Mitchell

  Zero Day (limited series), And

• D
  Dominique Fishback

  ... Deborah Johnson

  Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Night Comes On

• 
  Martin Sheen

  ... J. Edgar Hoover

  The Way: Chapter 2, Bobby

• A
  Algee Smith

  ... Jake Winters

  Detroit, The Hate U Give

• L
  Lil Rel Howery

  One of Them Days, Dog Man

• J
  Jermaine Fowler

  Sting, Ricky Stanicky

• R
  Robert Longstreet

  Halloween Kills, The Signal

• D
  Darrell Britt-Gibson

  Silk Road, She Taught Love

• W
  William O’Neal

Crew Behind the Film

The Judas And The Black Messiah behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director

Shaka King

Screenwriters

Shaka King
Will Berson
Kenneth Lucas

Producers

Ryan Coogler
Charles D. King

Production Details

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Key Facts

• Inspired by true events.

Production Updates for Judas And The Black Messiah

Nov 2020

Completed

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Aug 2020

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Feb 2019

Development

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

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