Intense Trailer for DETROIT with John Boyega Tells the True Story of the 1967 Riots

The first trailer has been released for Academy Award-winning Kathryn Bigelow's new film Detroit and it looks like an incredible and powerful film.

The movie is a crime drama based on real life events that are set against the backdrop of Detroit's 1967 riots. It's described as "a gripping story of one of the darkest moments during the civil unrest that rocked Detroit during that summer."

The film has an amazingly talented ensemble cast that includes John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn Dever, Jack Reynor, Ben O’Toole, Joseph David Jones, Ephraim Sykes, Leon Thomas III, Nathan Davis Jr., Peyton Alex Smith, Malcolm David Kelley, Gbenga Akinnabve, Chris Chalk, Jeremy Strong, Laz Alonzo, Austin Hebert, Miguel Pimentel, Kris Davis, with John Krasinski and `.

Detroit is set to be released on August 4th which will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the riots. Watch the trailer and let us know if it's a film you'll be checking out!

DETROIT will be in theatres August 4. From the Academy Award winning director of THE HURT LOCKER and ZERO DARK THIRTY, DETROIT tells the gripping story of one of the darkest moments during the civil unrest that rocked Detroit in the summer of '67. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Written by Mark Boal.

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