Jesse Plemons and Dominique Fishback Have Joined Warner Bros. Black Panther Pic JESUS WAS MY HOMEBOY

Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad, The Post) and Dominique Fishback (The Hate U Give, The Deuce) have been cast in the upcoming Warner Bros. film Jesus Was My Homeboy. The two join the already cast Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Black Panther) and Lakeith Stanfield (Atlanta, Knives Out). Deadline provides the following story description:

The Ryan Coogler-produced film will follow the rise and untimely demise of iconic Black Panther Party member Fred Hampton (Kaluuya) as seen through the eyes of William O’Neal (Stanfield), the man who betrayed him to the FBI. It will explore how the FBI infiltrated the Black Panthers, the psychology of their informant and the notorious assassination of the young political leader who died aged only 21.

We also have the following character descriptions:

Fishback, the female lead, will play Hampton’s lover Deborah Johnson, the mother of activist Fred Hampton Jr. Plemons will star as Roy Mitchell, one of the primary FBI agents assigned to pursue Hampton and get intelligence from O’Neal.

This sounds like an intense flick that will tell the story of a piece of history I never knew the full story of. Just like with BlacKkKlansman, which was my favorite movie last year, it’s cool to find out everything about a crazy event you didn’t know about before. I’m excited for this film. Jesus Was My Homeboy is in pre-production, so hopefully, we will see it in theaters by the end of 2020. We will keep you posted though.

Is this a film you’re looking forward to?