Kaluuya portrays Black Panther leader Fred Hampton in the '60s-set film, directed by Shaka King and produced by Ryan Coogler, with whom Kaluuya worked with on 2017's Get Out.

The clip opens with Kaluuya as Hampton leading supporters in a chant of `I am a revolutionary`. Hampton was fatally shot by police during an apartment raid in 1969 when he was 21, an incident his supporters claimed was an FBI-supported assassination. Also in the trailer is a first look at Lakeith Stanfield (Uncut Gems) as William O'Neal, an FBI informant who infiltrated the Black Panther party and was close to Hampton. Jesse Plemons (The Irishman) stars as the FBI agent who recruits O'Neal.

Watch the trailer below:



Judas and the Black Messiah` is directed by Shaka King, marking his studio feature film directorial debut. The project originated with King and his writing partner, Will Berson, who co-wrote the screenplay, and Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas, who co-wrote the story with Berson & King. King, who has a long relationship with filmmaker Ryan Coogler (`Black Panther,` `Creed,` `Fruitvale Station`), pitched the film to Coogler and Charles D. King (`Just Mercy,` `Fences`), who are producing the film. The executive producers are Sev Ohanian, Zinzi Coogler, Kim Roth, Poppy Hanks, Ravi Mehta, Jeff Skoll, Anikah McLaren, Aaron L. Gilbert, Jason Cloth, Ted Gidlow, and Niija Kuykendall.