Watch a new trailer for If Beale Street Could Talk, soundtracked by The Fugees

The new film from Barry Jenkins will have a wide release on December 25.

November 27, 2018

Writer/director Barry Jenkins will release If Beale Street Could Talk, his highly anticipated follow-up to Moonlight, on December 14, with a wide release on December 25. On Tuesday, the upcoming adaptation of James Baldwin's novel received a new trailer, soundtracked by The Fugees' classic cover of "Killing Me Softly." Watch it above. The trailer follows a teaser for the film, which featured voiceover from Baldwin.

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If Beale Street Could Talk follows a young couple named Tish (Kiki Layne) and Fonny (Stephen James). Pregnant with Fonny's child, Tish fights to secure Fonny's release from prison. The film also stars Teyonah Parris, Regina King, Colman Domingo, and Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta's Paper Boi).

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Watch a new trailer for If Beale Street Could Talk, soundtracked by The Fugees