'Selma' Trailer and Poster

The first trailer has been released for the Martin Luther Kings Jr. biopic Selma, giving us a glimpse of the story of the civil rights march that went from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in the struggle for equal voting rights, that resulted in President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965. I felt this was a very powerful and serious trailer, and it should be because of the seriousness of the subject matter and the actual struggle this story contains.

Directed by Ava DuVernay, Selma stars David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Andre Holland, Omar J. Dorsey, Tessa Thompson, Tim Roth, Wendell Pierce, and Colman Domingo. Check out the trailer and synopsis below (via Yahoo).

"SELMA" is the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s historic struggle to secure voting rights for all people – 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.