Becoming King | movie | 2024 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

An emotional portrait of David Oyelowo’s journey to play legendary civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Fea | dG1fNGt4VURmUjRMdmM

Transcript

00:00This deal is done and this is cash flow by the end of the month.

00:03You're finally doing it?

00:05It looks that way.

00:06So the movie's called Selma, right?

00:08Mm-hmm.

00:09How long have you been working on it again?

00:11It's what, the seven years ago.

00:13It's a lie.

00:19In 2014, I was blessed with the opportunity in Selma

00:22to play the most influential civil rights leader of the 20th century,

00:26Dr. Martin Luther King.

00:28I knew that it was destiny and I wanted to be a part of that.

00:32This had been a seven-year dream journey.

00:35The looming cloud was always budget.

00:38Selma was always gonna be in the region of $20 million.

00:41That's a tough ask.

00:42There weren't very many movies out there that were just about black people.

00:48My mom would often talk about,

00:50you are going to walk among kings.

00:54So many people in this industry wait for permission to act,

00:57that it's not him and never has been him as long as I've known him.

01:00This is the story of the most wonderful, horrible, turbulent,

01:06and terrific chapter of my life.

01:09.