Cuba Gooding Jr. is the first black man. He was the first black cook to fight racism by exercising his right to frantically shoot at Japanese fighter pilots and be a hero in Pearl Harbor . He was the first black Naval officer to fight racism by exercising his right to to dive to great depths with no air to be a hero in Men of Honor (don’t fret if the trailer looks a tad familiar).
Clearly George Lucas wanted some of this tasty racism-fighting chocolate, so has finally moved on his version of the legend of the Tuskegee Airmen, Red Tails, slated for a January 2012 release. The PR world is abuzz with the latest spin on this drastic step towards the mainstream. Apparently Lucas felt so very trapped by the Star Wars franchise that made him a billionaire and a household name. So he has torn himself away from tales of the force to tell the story of Gooding Jr’s force of nature.
Or has he? Examining the trailer on a visual level, the aerial scenes look a hell of a lot like the Star Wars space battle scenes. But to be absolutely fair, there are only so many ways to shoot a cockpit, space-jet or otherwise.
Well, whadaya know? Just mere minutes after my post announcing the official release date of the film, and that I’d be keeping an eye out for the trailer, which was set to debut this evening, the trailer drops on Yahoo Movies, and it’s embedded below.
The George Lucas-produced Tuskegee Airmen actioner, Red Tails, directed by Anthony Hemingway, written by John Ridley, with a cast that includes cast includes: Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Tristan Wilds, Method Man, Lee Tergesen, Ne-Yo, Elijah Kelley, Andre Royo and Jesse Williams.
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