WATCH Anthony Mackie as MLK in HBO’s ‘All The Way’ (VIDEO)

Posted by | Ray Cornelius 

Check out this new trailer for HBO’s upcoming drama “All The Way.” The story will focus on President Lyndon B. Johnson‘s efforts to get the controversial Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed in Congress and features Bryan Cranston as Johnson, Anthony Mackie as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Melissa Leo as Lady Bird Johnson.

Rounding out the cast is Stephen Root as J. Edgar Hoover, Aisha Hinds as Fannie Lou HamerMo McRae as Stokely Carmichael and Frank Langella as Senator Richard Russell “All the Way” is based on the Broadway play of the same name and is taken from LBJ’s campaign slogan. The film version was executive produced by Steven Spielberg and premieres on May 21.

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