Ashton Sanders starred as Chiron in Moonlight and Miles … "Judas and the Black Messiah" is a window into FBI’s surveillance apparatus Shaka King’s riveting film looks at the charismatic Black Panther leader Fred Hampton and the man who betrayed him When members of the Black Panther Party visit the Crowns (a rival group), proposing unification. Editor Kristan Sprague explains why they made multiple cuts of the story of Fred Hampton, the firebrand leader of the Black Panther Party who was killed in 1969. Directed by Shaka King. Original title Judas and the Black Messiah The story of Fred Hampton, deputy chairman of the national Black Panther Party, who was assassinated in 1969 by a Cook County tactical unit on the orders of the FBI and Chicago Police Department. Jimmy draws his gun on them and kills one cop while the other one shoots him down. Bill O'Neal infiltrates the Black Panther Party per FBI Agent Mitchell and J. Edgar Hoover. "Judas and the Black Messiah" is bringing the story of civil rights leader Fred Hampton and his work as chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party to both the big and small screens. As Party Chairman Fred Hampton ascends, falling for a fellow revolutionary en route, a … Sanders: Researching the slain Panther party member Jimmy Palmer, “the only thing I was able to find, really, was his death certificate. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures (Top l-r) DARRELL BRITT-GIBSON as Bobby Rush, DANIEL KALUUYA as Chairman Fred Hampton and ASHTON SANDERS as Jimmy Palmer in Warner Bros. Pictures’ “JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Whereas Jimmy Palmer (Ashton Sanders) was more fashionable, wearing bell-bottomed pants with a print or a texture, paired with platform loafers and an open-collared shirt under his uniform. Dominique Thorne (Above) as Judy Harmon: A member of Fred's inner circle within the Black Panther party. Police surround the outside of the Black Panther headquarters. Ashton Sanders (Jimmy Palmer) Ashton Sanders shows up as Jimmy Palmer, a member of the Black Panther Party in Judas and the Black Messiah, but you wouldn’t be wrong if … Dominique Thorne portrayed Sheila Hunt in If Beale Street Could Talk and will soon headline Ironheart as Riri Williams. Judas and the Black Messiah is a 2021 American biographical drama film about the betrayal of Fred Hampton (Daniel Kaluuya), chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party in late-1960s Chicago, at the hands of William O'Neal (Lakeith Stanfield), an FBI informant. With Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Dominique Fishback. When Spurgeon "Jake" Winters is not allowed to visit Jimmy Palmer… A young Panther, Jimmy Palmer (Ashton Sanders), walks into a convenience store where cops are accosting black men. Ashton Sanders as Jimmy Palmer: Jake's close friend, a Black Panther member who is shot by police. Darrell Britt-Gibson as Bobby Rush, Daniel Kaluuya as Chairman Fred Hampton and Ashton Sanders as Jimmy Palmer