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Shaka King is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is known for his 2021 biopic Judas and the Black Messiah, which was nominated for six Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay.
Feb 25, 2021 · Shaka King is the director of “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which tells the story of Fred Hampton, a leader of the Black Panther Party, and William O’Neal, an F.B.I. informant who ...
Shaka King is a Brooklyn-born filmmaker who has directed and written movies and TV shows such as Judas and the Black Messiah, Newlyweeds, and High Maintenance. He has been nominated for two Oscars and won several awards for his work.
- January 1, 1
- Director, Writer, Producer
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Shaka King
Feb 10, 2021 · Judas and the Black Messiah chronicles the life of Illinois Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton through the eyes of William O'Neal — the man who infiltrated the group on behalf of...
- Andrew Limbong
Feb 12, 2021 · It announces the arrival of an unconventional new voice, and could serve as a test of a bold strategy to route a racial justice revolution through Hollywood. KING, 40, IS TALL with an unruly coil...
- Reggie Ugwu
- 3 min
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Feb 12, 2021 · Judas and the Black Messiah: Directed by Shaka King. With Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback. Offered a plea deal by the FBI, William O'Neal infiltrates the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to gather intelligence on Chairman Fred Hampton.
Language. English. Budget. $26 million [ 1] Box office. $7.4 million [ 2][ 3] Judas and the Black Messiah is a 2021 American biographical crime drama film directed and produced by Shaka King, who wrote the screenplay with Will Berson, based on a story by the pair and Kenny and Keith Lucas.