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  1. Jan 2, 2020 · The Just Mercy true story reveals that the real Bryan Stevenson took the case in 1988, the year of McMillian's murder conviction. Michael B. Jordan depicts Stevenson in the movie, while Jamie Foxx plays McMillian. Top: Walter McMillian and attorney Bryan Stevenson. Bottom: Actor Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson and Jamie Foxx as McMillian.

  2. The story is now being played out on the big screen in Just Mercy, starring Jamie Foxx as McMillian and Michael B Jordan as Bryan Stevenson, the man who founded America's Equal Justice Initiative ...

    • Walter Mcmillian's Arrest
    • Bryan Stevenson's Investigation
    • The Case and The Aftermath

    The murder of Ronda Morrison sent outrage, fear, and trepidation across the small community of Monroeville, Alabama. After months of searching for answers, police officials were unable to find any leads as to who the culprit was, and whether or not they were going to strike again. With nothing to go and pressure mounting to pin the murder on someon...

    As depicted in Just Mercy, Walter McMillain's case was among the first – and the most important – of attorney Bryan Stevenson's career. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1985, nearly a year before Morrison's murder (an inaccuracy in the film's timeline), Stevenson moved first to Atlanta, Georgia and then to Montgomery, where he helped for...

    As seen in Just Mercy, once McMillain was granted a court case in front of unbiased eyes, the judicial process did not take long. In addition to a 60 Minutes segment bringing national attention to the case, Stevenson unearthed a taped conversation between Meyers and the police in which the convict complained about being forced to implicate McMillia...

  3. Yes, Stevenson, McMillian and Eva Ansley are all based on real people. Just Mercy is actually based on Stevenson’s memoir of the same name. In 1987, McMillian was convicted of killing a white ...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Just_MercyJust Mercy - Wikipedia

    Just Mercy is a 2019 American biographical legal drama film co-written and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson, Jamie Foxx as Walter McMillian, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, and Brie Larson. It explores the work of young defense attorney Bryan Stevenson who represents poor people on ...

  5. Dec 19, 2019 · Destin Daniel Cretton’s biographical legal drama, ‘ Just Mercy,’ then becomes one of the most important films for all of us to watch this year. The film stars Michael B. Jordan as Bryan Stevenson, and Jamie Foxx as Walter McMillian, and is based on a memoir by Stevenson titled, ‘ Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption ‘.

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  7. Jan 8, 2020 · Jordan, who also executive produced "Just Mercy" (in theaters now in New York and LA, opens nationwide Friday), based on Stevenson's 2014 memoir of the same name, thought it vital to lean into the ...

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