Judas and the Black Messiah

Judas and the Black Messiah is a 2021 American biographical crime drama film about the betrayal of Fred Hampton (played by Daniel Kaluuya), chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party in late-1960s Chicago, by William O'Neal (played by Lakeith Stanfield), an FBI informant. Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback, Ashton Sanders, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Lil Rel Howery, Algee Smith, Dominique Thorne, and Martin Sheen also star. The film was released by Warner Bros Pictures and was directed and produced by Shaka King, who wrote the screenplay with Will Berson, based on a story by the pair and Kenny and Keith Lucas.
A Fred Hampton biopic had been in the works for several years, with both the Lucas brothers and Will Berson writing and shopping screenplays individually since 2014. Berson's version almost got made with F. Gary Gray directing, but, when that fell through, King was hired to direct. The cast joined in 2019, with the blessings of Hampton's family, with filming occurring that fall in Ohio.
Judas and the Black Messiah was released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the United States and Canada on May 4, 2021, and in the United Kingdom and Ireland on June 21, 2021, by Warner Bros Home Entertainment.
==Images==
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File:Judas and the Black Messiah 2021 UK Blu Ray cover V1.jpeg|UK/Ireland Blu-Ray cover (front)
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==Storyline==
===Plot===
Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.
===Genres===
*Biography
*Crime
*Drama
*History
===Home Media Rating===
*14A (Canada)
*15 (Ireland)
*15 (UK)
*R (US)
==Details==
===Country of origin===
*United States
===Home Media Release Dates===
*May 4, 2021 (Canada) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
*May 4, 2021 (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
*June 21, 2021 (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
*June 21, 2021 (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
==Company Credits==
===Production Companies===
*Warner Bros Pictures
*Macro
*Participant
*BRON Studios
*Creative Wealth Media Finance
===Distributors===
*Warner Bros Home Entertainment (2021) (Canada) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
*Warner Bros Home Entertainment (2021) (US) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
*Warner Bros Home Entertainment (2021) (UK) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
*Warner Bros Home Entertainment (2021) (Ireland) (DVD / Blu-Ray)
== Technical Specs ==
=== Aspect Ratio ===
* 2.35:1
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