'Detroit' trailer sends John Boyega back into the 1960s

Also starring Will Poulter, Hannah Murray, Jason Mitchell, Anthony Mackie, John Krasinski, and many, many more.
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'Detroit' trailer sends John Boyega back into the 1960s
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Before John Boyega returns to the Star Wars galaxy this winter, he'll be making a stop a little closer to home.

The British star leads the ensemble cast of Detroit, set during the civil unrest that rocked the city in the summer of 1967.

And if it's anything like director Kathryn Bigelow's last few films, including The Hurt Locker and The Revenant, this one's bound to get people talking.

Also starring are Hannah Murray (Game of Thrones), Will Poulter (The Revenant), Jason Mitchell (Straight Outta Compton), John Krasinski (13 Hours), and Anthony Mackie (Captain America: Civil War).

Curiously missing in action? Any prominent black female characters. Hopefully the film itself will be better on that front, though (as some have already pointed out on Twitter) the IMDb page doesn't exactly look promising.

Detroit is in theaters August 4.

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Angie Han

Angie Han is the Deputy Entertainment Editor at Mashable. Previously, she was the managing editor of Slashfilm.com. She writes about all things pop culture, but mostly movies, which is too bad since she has terrible taste in movies.


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