Lakeith Stanfield dismisses concerns over Brits playing Americans

2021-03-10 3

Lakeith Stanfield has dismissed the controversy around casting a British actor as Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah, saying "that's what it means to act".

Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya portrays Hampton in the movie, alongside Stanfield's take on FBI informant William O'Neal.

Judas and the Black Messiah will be released on VOD platforms from 11 March.