“I was like, ‘I can’t wait to play Fred.
Obviously, that’s who you’re thinking about me for, right?
Because I know you ain’t thinking about me for that other dude.'”
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When King confirmed his fear, Stanfield went straight to Google.
“I was like, ‘Damn, I kinda look like this dude.'”
Stanfield and Kaluuya have remained close since they first crossed paths at the Armitage house inGet Out.
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“We’re just getting started in Black storytelling.
He adds: “He’s just an incredible talent.”
“I think I realized after doing this film how important therapy is,” he says.
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“Sometimes you get so deep into things that you lose track.
We’re very ambitious.
It wasn’t uncommon for actors to pull up to set on off days to watch their costars work.
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“Don’t even go back into your trailer.
Jump in the car.
We goin’ straight to the bowling alley or the dance place or whatever.”
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Judas and the Black Messiahcomes to theaters and HBO Max on Feb. 12.
“But this just feels really alive.
I was amazed and frustrated with myself that I wasn’t more familiar with Hampton’s story.”
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Daniel Kaluuya with Dominique Fishback, who plays Hampton’s partner, Deb Johnson.
Darrell Britt-Gibson as Bobby Rush, Kaluuya as Fred Hampton, and Stanfield as William O’Neal.
Director Shaka King (low center) on the set of the film.
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Daniel Kaluuya’s Fred Hampton addresses a crowd.
Stanfield with King on set.
King on the set ofJudas and the Black Messiah.
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Reporting by Andrew Lawrence.
Additional reporting by Derek Lawrence.
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LaKeith Stanfield in ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’.Glen Wilson/Warner Bros.
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