“Do I look like any other politician?” Regina King’s Shirley Chisholm says in response to being told she looks like every other politician in the trailer for ‘Shirley’.
Out March 22, the Netflix film tells the story of Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, and chronicles her groundbreaking presidential campaign in 1972. The film is written and directed by John Ridley, who won an Academy Award for 12 Years a Slave.
King leads the cast, which includes Lance Reddick, Lucas Hedges, Terrence Howard, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Christina Jackson, Michael Cherry, Dorian Crosmond Messick, Amira Van, W. Earl Brown, Brad James, Rena King, and Andre Holland. The film is produced by Ridley, sisters Regina and Rena King, Annika MacLaren and Elizabeth Haggard. Jeff Skoll and Ted Gidlo serve as executive producers.
In 2019, Regina King won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Barry Jenkins’ adaptation of James Baldwin’s If Beale Street Could Talk. Her other notable credits include “Jerry Maguire,” “Ray,” and “The Harder They Fall.”
“Shirley Chisholm’s courageous determination has been an inspiration to many of us, and through this film we hope to inspire many generations to come,” King said in a previous statement. “Collaborating again with my friend and mentor, John Ridley, and the team at Participant makes this decade-long journey even more enjoyable.”
Grammy Award Winner Samara told Joy recently diverse She has a new original song coming out on “Shirley.” But she refrained from revealing all the details, saying: “I cannot tell you the artist I collaborated with.” this is a secret.”
Watch the full trailer below.