Are You Convinced? First Look at J-Hud and Terrence Howard in ‘Winnie’ Trailer

June 25th, 2012 - By Brande Victorian

Source: soulculture.co.uk

Let’s just say people weren’t too enthusiastic at the thought of Jennifer Hudson playing Winnie Mandela in the biopic Winnie, particularly with Terrence Howard playing her husband, South African apartheid leader Nelson Mandela. Less than stellar reviews from the screening at the 2011 Toronto Film Festival also confirmed that lack of enthusiasm but now the general public is getting a chance to make up their own minds about the film.

Winnie has been scheduled for a Fall release and a new trailer is giving us a first look at what to expect from the movie, which is directed by Darrell Roodt and follows the life of Winnie from her early childhood through to her marriage and later imprisonment of her husband. According to Soul Culture, the film chronicles her continuous harassment by the security police, banishment to a small Free State town, betrayal by friends and allies, and more than a year in solitary confinement.

Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think. Will you see it when it’s released?



Brande Victorian is the news and operations editor for madamenoire.com. Follow her on twitter @Be_Vic.

More on Madame Noire!

Tags:

, , , , ,
More from StyleBlazer
More from MommyNoire

Comment Disclaimer

Comments that contain profane or derogatory language, video links or exceed 200 words will require approval by a moderator before appearing in the comment section. XOXO-MN

  • imahrtbrkbeat

    The Overacting Negro Ensemble. Yikes, this looks bloody awful.

  • ladykash

    i’ve seen many people potray Mandela and i have to give Terrence a torch, he did Justice to the role, the accent i was almost convinced that it is the young Tata(Mandela), the swagg and never die attitude he’s got it all and J Hud, didn’t really have the accent right but when he says the Zulu words( e’g Amandla), he’s got it on on point morethan many non South African… i say these two did justice to this Film and i hoep Mama Winnie’s anger will be eased when she sees the end product.

  • dee

    I will most definitely see it!

  • http://www.facebook.com/kiya.lb Kiya Burton Benjamin

    she deserves an oscar for this one.

  • janet2gees

    Jennifer Hudson is an great actress, this movie will win her another oscar.

  • wveronica7

    I will support this film.

  • MedPassion

    Still not sure how JHud is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of fame… Please someone explain it to me.

  • Sabrina

    I will see it! They both looked like they did a great job acting!

  • oOBubbles21

    J Hud I agree – Terrence not so much.
    I think it will do better in DVD sales than in the theatre.

    • allie1234

      I agree. This probably will not end up in theather but straight to DVD.

    • Kenedy

      If Terrence wasn’t playing Nelson, i probably would be more excited about it

  • Mia

    Jennifer Hudson is NOT an actress. She is singer who won an Oscar for screeching out a popular song. She has zero screen presence, can’t speak coherently and is just plain annoying. I will NOT be seeing this. The beautiful and talented SA actress Terry Pheto should have gotten the role