{"id":9852,"date":"2014-11-10T09:43:45","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T14:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=9852"},"modified":"2014-11-10T09:43:45","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T14:43:45","slug":"the-first-trailer-for-the-martin-luther-king-jr-biopic-selma-is-out-and-its-riveting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2014\/11\/the-first-trailer-for-the-martin-luther-king-jr-biopic-selma-is-out-and-its-riveting.html","title":{"rendered":"The First Trailer for the Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic \u2018Selma\u2019 Is Out, And It\u2019s Riveting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe title=\"Selma Movie - Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kPgs2zshD9Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>One dream can change the world&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSelma\u201d chronicles the story of Dr. King\u2019s march from Selma to Montgomery, AL., a tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when he led one of the most dangerous campaigns to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent oppression, a journey\u00a0that would forever alter history.<\/p>\n<p>The movie stars an Oscar-worthy cast including David Oyelowo who plays King, along with Tom Wilkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Alessandro Nivola, Giovanni Ribisi, Common, Carmen Ejogo, Lorraine Toussaint, Tim Roth and Oprah Winfrey as \u201cAnnie Lee Cooper.\u201d Be sure to watch the film\u2019s moving first trailer and see this compelling\u00a0movie, in select theaters on Christmas Day, and nationwide January 9.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One dream can change the world&#8230; \u201cSelma\u201d chronicles the story of Dr. King\u2019s march from Selma to Montgomery, AL., a tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when he led one of the most dangerous campaigns to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent oppression, a journey\u00a0that would forever alter history. 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