20th Century Fox has released the first trailer for the highly anticipatedThe Hate U Give, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by authorAngie Thomas. The film hails from filmmakerGeorge Tillman Jr.(Luke Cage,Notorious) and starsAmandla Stenberg(Everything, Everything) as a young girl named Starr Carter who is constantly switching between two worlds: at home, she fits in with the poor, mostly black people of her family and neighborhood, and at her prep school she lives a different life alongside the rich, mostly white kids who are her schoomates. These two worlds collide, however, when her childhood best friend Khalil is shot and killed in front of her eyes by a police officer, which stokes pressure throughout the community.
This film looks like it’s approaching an incredibly complex issue with the appropriate tact, specificity, and emotion, and indeed Thomas has said before that with her novel, she wanted to unpack why the phrase “Black Lives Matter” means different things to different people. This is a movie that’s likely to stir up plenty of conversation, but hopefully it occurs in a healthy, dialogue-heavy way. As of right now, this film itself looks pretty terrific.
Check out theThe Hate U Givetrailer below. Scripted byAudrey Wells, the film also starsRegina Hall,Russell Hornsby,KJ Apa,Algee Smith,Lamar Johnson,Issa Rae,Sabrina Carpenter,Common, andAnthony Mackie.The Hate U Giveopens in theaters on October 19th.
Here’s the official synopsis forThe Hate U Give:
Starr Carter is constantly switching between two worlds: the poor, mostly black, neighborhood where she lives and the rich, mostly white, prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressures from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what’s right. THE HATE U GIVE is based on the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller by Angie Thomas and stars Amandla Stenberg as Starr, with Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Issa Rae, KJ Apa, Algee Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, Common and Anthony Mackie.
