JUST MERCY – Main Trailer

JUST MERCY In theaters this December.

Michael B. Jordan (“Black Panther,” “Creed,” “Creed II”) and Oscar winners Jamie Foxx (“Ray,” “Baby Driver,” “Django: Unchained”) and Brie Larson (“Room,” “The Glass Castle,” “Captain Marvel”) star in “Just Mercy,” an inspiring drama that brings one of the most important stories of our time to the big screen.
Award-winning filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton (“The Glass Castle,” “Short Term 12”) directed the film from a screenplay he co-wrote, based on the award-winning nonfiction bestseller by Bryan Stevenson.
A powerful and thought-provoking true story, “Just Mercy” follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or who were not afforded proper representation, with the support of local advocate Eva Ansley (Larson). One of his first, and most incendiary, cases is that of Walter McMillian (Foxx), who, in 1987, was sentenced to die for the notorious murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite a preponderance of evidence proving his innocence and the fact that the only testimony against him came from a criminal with a motive to lie. In the years that follow, Bryan becomes embroiled in a labyrinth of legal and political maneuverings and overt and unabashed racism as he fights for Walter, and others like him, with the odds—and the system—stacked against them.
The main cast also includes Rob Morgan (“Mudbound”) as Herbert Richardson, a fellow prisoner who also sits on death row awaiting his fate; Tim Blake Nelson (“Wormwood”) as Ralph Myers, whose pivotal testimony against Walter McMillian is called into question; Rafe Spall as Tommy Chapman, the DA who is fighting to uphold Walter’s conviction and sentence; and O’Shea Jackson Jr. (“Straight Outta Compton”) as Anthony Ray Hinton, another wrongly convicted death row inmate whose cause is taken up by Bryan.
The film is produced by two-time Oscar nominee Gil Netter (“Life of Pi,” “The Blind Side”), Asher Goldstein (“Short Term 12”) and Michael B. Jordan. Bryan Stevenson, Mike Drake, Niija Kuykendall, Gabriel Hammond, Daniel Hammond, Scott Budnick, Jeff Skoll and Charles D. King served as executive producers.
Cretton co-wrote the screenplay with Andrew Lanham (“The Glass Castle”), based on Stevenson’s book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption. Published in 2014 by Spiegel & Grau, the book has spent more than 150 weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers List, and counting. It was also named one of the year’s best books by a number of top publications, including TIME Magazine. For the book, Stevenson also won the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence, an NAACP Image Award, and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction.
Cretton’s behind-the-scenes creative team included director of photography Brett Pawlak, production designer Sharon Seymour, editor Nat Sanders and composer Joel P. West, all of whom previously collaborated with the director on “The Glass Castle.” They are joined by costume designer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck (“Detroit,” “Roman J. Israel, Esq.”).
Warner Bros. Pictures presents, in Association with Endeavor Content/One Community/Participant Media/Macro, a Gil Netter Production, an Outlier Society Production, “Just Mercy.” The film is slated for limited release on December 25, 2019 and will go wide on January 10, 2020. “Just Mercy” will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures and has been rated PG-13 for thematic content, including some racial epithets.

[debradavis]

Just saw this film. There was 15 minutes in this film where my tears were flowing. Excellent film.

[AidanAidanAAA]

“It’s my dad sir. He do nothing wrong”. Boy that hit me. 😢

[kykalinowski]

When I was a freshman at West Virginia University (2016) this was our required reading for the whole school, it was honestly life changing and helped me to choose my career path. Such a great book, I cannot wait to see this!

[sujita]

Yes Michael b Jordan and jamie foxx in the same movie 😌

[rivendellsa]

There are so many important lines just in the trailer of this movie.

[demodemo]

I read the book, what this man is doing is a labor of love. He's super genuine. God bless him!

[jmpproductions]

I'm definitely watching this movie

[grisamparano]

It was so sad when he said that’s my dad sir 😭😭

[janpisek]

One of the best 'based on true story' movies I've ever watched. Worth watching every minute

[mjwooten]

just got out the theatre.. i had knots in my stomach the whole time... one of the greatest movies i’ve ever seen.

[mindfulstrangero]

This movie is gonna make me cry the entire time like the story did.

[deborahcarr]

I can already see I’m going to be crying and mad throughout this whole movie!

[aotoura]

"I dont want my son growing up knowing I stopped doing what was right because I was scared" thats so true. back then most white people knew that they we're doing the wrong thing but it was for their own benefit.

[rectangulation]

This trailer actually gave me the chills. It’s so powerful I have no choice but to watch.

[wickedfiend]

Bryan Stevenson is my second cousin. So proud of all of his accomplishments. He had a movie premiere last night in Delaware and it was a great event. Glad I got to go.

[bolorcrystal]

I read the book. It’s really heartbreaking. On the other hand someone like him always be there. I also love his message God is with us

[darlenejohnson]

Can't wait to see MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN INCARATED FOR 17 YEARS FOR A WRONGFUL CONVICTION LORD HELP US BRING HIM HOME GOD KNOWS IM SO SO TIRED NEED US A GOOD LAWYER COSTS SO MUCH GOOD MOVIE. THIS IS REAL LIFE EVERYONE

[lizziecross]

I read the book, and I have to recommend it to everyone. It’s absolutely amazing.

[JH]

When they see us and Just Mercy are so similar they'll both make you cry

[TheProtagonist]

In Loving Memory Of
Walter "Johnny D." McMillian
(10/27/1941-9/11/2013)