{"id":70720,"date":"2014-12-17T11:22:48","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T11:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2014\/12\/17\/watch-oprah-winfrey-in-new-clip-from-ava-duvernays-selma\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T03:53:35","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T03:53:35","slug":"watch-oprah-winfrey-in-new-clip-from-ava-duvernays-selma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/watch-oprah-winfrey-in-new-clip-from-ava-duvernays-selma\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Oprah Winfrey In New Clip From Ava DuVernay’s Selma"},"content":{"rendered":"

Watch Oprah Winfrey In New Clip From Ava DuVernay’s Selma<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

December 17, 2014<\/p>\n

\"Selma<\/a><\/p>\n

Paramount Pictures has released a clip, featuring Oprah Winfrey<\/strong> as Annie Lee Cooper, to director Ava DuVernay’s<\/strong> <\/strong>MLK film ‘Selma<\/strong>,’ which will have a limited release in the U.S. on Christmas day and will open wide on January 9, 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cSELMA\u201d is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.\u2019s historic struggle to secure voting rights for all people \u2013 a dangerous and terrifying campaign that culminated with the epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, and led to President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The film\u2019s release will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the landmark legislation.<\/p>\n

Annie Lee Cooper was an elderly woman who tried to register to vote and was unfairly denied by Sheriff Clark. She was a visible leader amongst the civil rights protesters in Selma. She died at the age of 100 in 2010<\/p>\n

\"Oprah<\/a>The film stars David Oyelowo<\/strong> as Martin Luther King Jr., Tom Wilkinson<\/strong> as Lyndon Baines Johnson, Carmen Ejogo<\/strong> as Coretta Scott King, Andre Holland<\/strong> as Andrew Young, Omar J. Dorsey <\/strong>as James Orange, Alessandro Nivola<\/strong> as John Doar, Dylan Baker <\/strong>as J. Edgar Hoover, Giovanni Ribisi <\/strong>as Lee White, Tessa Thompson<\/strong> as Diane Nash, Colman Domingo<\/strong> as Ralph Abernathy, Stephen Root <\/strong>as Al Lingo, Jeremy Strong <\/strong>as James Reeb, with Tim Roth <\/strong>as George Wallace, and Oprah Winfrey <\/strong>as Annie Lee Cooper.<\/p>\n

Distributed by Paramount Pictures and Path\u00e9, the film is being produced by Oprah Winfrey<\/strong>, Plan B, the producers of the Academy Award\u00ae-winning \u201cTWELVE YEARS A SLAVE,\u201d and Cloud Eight Films\u2019 Academy Award\u00ae-winning Christian Colson<\/strong> (\u201c127 HOURS,\u201d \u201cSLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE\u201d).<\/p>\n

Trailer<\/strong><\/p>\n