The new film, SELMA, chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting rights in the face of violent opposition. The epic march from Selma to Montgomery culminated in President Johnson (Tom Wilkinson) signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965, one of the most significant victories for the civil rights movement. Director Ava DuVernay's SELMA tells the story of how the revered leader and visionary Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his brothers and sisters in the movement prompted change that forever altered history.

The film--which opens in select theaters Dec. 25th and expands nationwide on Jan. 9--released its first trailer today. See the trailer below:



David Oyelowo stars as MLK, Jr., with the cast also including Tom Wilkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Alessandro Nivola, Giovanni Ribisi Common, Carmen Ejogo, Lorraine Toussaint, with Tim Roth and Oprah Winfrey as "Annie Lee Cooper." 

Learn more about the film at www.SelmaMovie.com.