Kaluuya, Stanfield might work on film on Black Panther Party leader

Actors Daniel Kaluuya and Lakeith Stanfield are in negotiations to star in the historical drama "Jesus Was My Homeboy", about Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton.

The project is set up at Warner Bros. with "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler producing along with Charles King through his Marco production company, reports variety.com.

Shaka King will direct and produce the project from a script he wrote with Will Berson, which will focus on the death of Hampton, who was killed in 1969 while sleeping in his apartment during a raid conducted by a state tactical unit in conjunction with the Chicago Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

His death was ruled as a justifiable homicide by the inquest. A civil lawsuit resulted in a settlement of $1.85 million in 1982.

If the deals are made, Kaluuya will portray Hampton. Stanfield will play William O'Neal, who had provided the FBI with detailed plans of Hampton's apartment. O'Neal committed suicide in 1990.

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