Just Mercy

Just Mercy is an upcoming American biographical drama film directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, based on the memoir by Bryan Stevenson and stars Michael B. Jordan as Stevenson.

Premise
Attorney Bryan Stevenson takes the case of Walter McMillian, a man imprisoned for murder, despite having evidence to prove otherwise.

Cast

 * Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson
 * Jamie Foxx as Walter McMillian
 * Brie Larson as Eva Ansley
 * O'Shea Jackson Jr. as Anthony Ray Hinton
 * Tim Blake Nelson as Ralph Myers
 * Rob Morgan as Herbert Richardson
 * Lindsay Ayliffe as Judge Foster
 * C.J. LeBlanc as John McMillan
 * Ron Clinton Smith as Woodrow Ikner
 * Dominic Bogart
 * Hayes Mercure
 * Karan Kendrick as Minnie McMillian
 * Drew Scheid as Linus
 * Kirk Bovill as David Walker

Production
Development began on the film in 2015 when Broad Green Productions hired Destin Daniel Cretton to direct, with Michael B. Jordan set to star. In December 2017, Warner Bros. acquired the distribution rights for the film, followed Broad Green Productions entering bankruptcy. In July 2018, Jamie Foxx joined the cast. In August 2018, Brie Larson, O'Shea Jackson Jr. and Tim Blake Nelson joined the cast, with filming starting in Montgomery, Alabama by August 30. In October 2018, Dominic Bogart, Hayes Mercure and Karan Kendrick joined the cast.

Release
Warner Bros. plans to release Just Mercy in theaters on January 17, 2020.