#FIRSTLOOK: OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BIOPIC “SELMA”

To be honest, we had no idea there even was a Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic in the works!  Paramount Pictures over the weekend hit us hard with an amazing, gritty look at the Trailer for SELMA from Director Ava DuVernay (Middle of Nowhere).  We see nothing but chaos, a taste of an Era on the brink of a revolution

Official Synopsis:

The story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s (David Oyelowo) historic struggle to secure voting rights for all people – a dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and led to President Lyndon B. Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

SELMA stars David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Tim Roth, Giovanni Ribisi, Dylan Baker, Oprah Winfrey, Alessandro Nivola, Wendell Pierce and Henry G. Sanders.

Paramount Pictures release SELMA on Friday, January 9, 2015.

See the Trailer:

(Photo/video credit: Paramount Pictures)