NEW YORK (AP) — Spike Lee’s “BlacKkKlansman” will open in theaters on the one-year anniversary of the violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white nationalists marched and a counterprotester was killed.
Focus Features on Monday announced that Lee’s newly retitled drama will be released Aug. 10. The film is about the real-life story of Ron Stallworth, a black police officer in Colorado who went undercover in 1978 to infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan. John David Washington plays Stallworth in the film and Adam Driver plays his partner, Flip Zimmerman.
Among the film’s producers are “Get Out” director Jordan Peele and “Get Out” producer Jason Blum of Blumhouse Productions.
READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM:
- Democrats: Trump ‘Betrayed’ U.S.
- Congress Finalizes Bill Restoring Black College Funding
- Little Known Black History Fact: Miriam Benjamin
GET THE HOTTEST STORIES STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX:
-
T-Boz Rejects The Term ‘Adopted’ In Reference To Her Child: ‘That’s My Damn Son’ [Video] -
Huggy Lowdown: How Tom Got Huggy And Chris On The TJMS -
Families Of 3 Black Fathers Killed By Police In One Week Hire Lee Merritt -
Tom’s Surprise: His Lifelong Friend Lionel Richie -
Richmond Replaces Confederate Statue With One Of Black Man -
Black Girl Problems: Losing Friends Over Men
