Plan B Listen Back: Bryan Stevenson Reveals What It Is Like Having A Movie Based On His Life

Bryan Stevenson

One of the most powerful films you will see is Just Mercy, starring Michael B Jordan and Jamie Foxx.

It is based on the incredible true story of world renowned civil rights defence lawyer Bryan Stevenson. He works to free wrongly condemned death row prisoners.

 

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#Repost @iamjamiefoxx | The real Bryan Stevenson... this is the man that is our hero… @michaelbjordan Does an incredible job at telling this brilliant man s story... Bryan continues to do his heroic work by working tirelessly on exonerating individuals who have been wrongly accused and put in a prison systems either for life or for the death penalty… Please go see the movie… It is an A+ cinema score... and people are being uplifted by the story… @justmercyfilm

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Speaking on Plan B

Bryan told Sarina, on Saturday’s Plan B, that when he was first approached about the movie, he was sceptical but when he saw that everyone involved wanted to tell the real story – he was on board with it.

 

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Such an honor to receive six nominations at the #NAACPImageAwards for #JustMercy! Congrats to our entire cast and crew!

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When Bryan was giving Michael B Jordan notes on how to play him, he told him the only place he needs to not be authentic is in losing his Creed and Black Panther abs.

 

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In order to do his work, Brian faced a lot of resistance, degradation, and threats, yet he continued because his work is literally saving men’s lives.

 

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We are excited that Just Mercy, the bestselling book by Bryan Stevenson, has been adapted into a feature film starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, and Brie Larson. See the trailer and learn more about the book and the film at justmercy.eji.org.

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Listen Back

To hear more from the inspirational Bryan Stevenson, listen to the full interview below.

Just Mercy is in cinemas now.