Entertainment
Jason Mitchell to play Sean Bell in new biopic “50 Shots”
Actor Jason Mitchell will portray Sean Bell who was fatally shot by the police hours before his 2006 wedding.
Actor Jason Mitchell will portray Sean Bell in a biopic, TMZ reports.
Bell was an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot by the police hours before his 2006 wedding.
Jason Mitchell to play Sean Bell in biopic
Mitchell will take on the role of Bell in the film 50 Shots.
Jason Mitchell (Photo by Gage Skidmore from Peoria, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons | https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jason_Mitchell_(28577477196).jpg)
50 shots reference the 50 bullets that police shot into Bell in Jamaica, Queens.
What happened to Sean Bell
Sean Bell, who was 23, had just wrapped up his bachelor party with his dad and two friends when cops shot up their car.
Undercover cops who were surveilling a nearby strip club thought the men were armed, but they weren’t.
In 2010, Bell’s family won a settlement against the city for $7 million, but the three cops who shot Bell were fully acquitted.
Prepping the movie
Mitchell first read for the role of an undercover cop, but was later asked to play Bell’s part instead.
The movie, which has been in development for three years, will be filmed in Queens New York.
Discover more from Unheard Voices Magazine
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Man found guilty of killing, dismembering Sade Robinson after first date
Massachusetts father says he and daughter were racially attacked while fishing
Young filmmaker heads to nationals
2nd annual “Soul Food and Champagne Brunch” in recognition of Juneteenth to take place June 22
Community rallies for vandalized Washington, D.C.’s only QTBIPOC-owned bar Sinners & Saints
Son Discovers Mother Deceased After Devastating St. Louis Tornado : “Our House Is Gone and My Mom Is Gone”
Minnesota and Minneapolis officials are reportedly working to “prepare” for possible Derek Chauvin pardon
Officials declare suicide as cause of death for Georgia twins found on mountain
Georgia family seeks support after young mother declared brain dead, kept on life support due to pregnancy
In Memoriam: Sharpe James, longest-serving mayor of Newark, N.J., dies at age 89
“AfroPoP Digital Shorts” returns to the land with “Sweet Samara,” climate and abolitionist film
New Jersey teen escapes after allegedly being held captive for years, kept in dog crate, and abused in home
Exclusive : Ryan Coogler’s new Marvel series “Ironheart” reveals teaser trailer and poster starring Dominique Thorne
GoFundMe raises more than $75k for ‘That’s So Raven Dad,’ Rondell Sheridan
Olympian Frederick Richard attempts backflip world record to raise money for gymnasts in Africa
-
News2 weeks agoSon Discovers Mother Deceased After Devastating St. Louis Tornado : “Our House Is Gone and My Mom Is Gone”
-
News2 weeks agoOfficials declare suicide as cause of death for Georgia twins found on mountain
-
News4 days agoGeorge Floyd’s 11-year-old daughter says she’s being bullied in school
-
Crime & Justice2 weeks ago9-year-old hero killed while trying to get younger siblings to safety amid gunfire
-
Social Justice5 days agoCommunity rallies to preserve Knoxville African American cemetery and memorialize Black Veterans buried in unmarked graves
-
Black Excellence1 week agoTeen goes viral for working at Burger King after graduation, GoFundMe raises more than $100,000
-
In Memoriam1 week agoBrian McKnight’s son Niko dies at 32 after cancer battle
-
Black Excellence1 week agoTeen who lived in his car graduates high school, earns full-ride college scholarship