John Boyega tries to survive a riot in the intense 'Detroit' trailer

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April 12, 2017 4:22 PM

The director of "The Hurt Locker" and "Zero Dark Thirty" has a new movie coming out about the infamous 1967 riot in Detroit, and the trailer is online.

John Boyega has revealed his plans to shoot a low budget movie of N9billion telling a Nigerian story the professional way.

Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is finally giving us another movie, and it looks like a riveting one.

Bigelow is known for her action-centered projects like "Point Break," "K-19: The Widowmaker," and "The Hurt Locker," and the trailer for her latest movie, "Detroit," is now online. It's her first feature film in five years, following "Zero Dark Thirty."

"Detroit" looks at the infamous 1967 Detroit riot, which sparked one of the largest citizen uprisings in US history.

The cast includes John Boyega, John Krasinski, Jason Mitchell, and Anthony Mackie. The tense plot follows police and citizens as things get violent in Detroit, and race plays a crucial role.

Watch the trailer below. The movie opens in theaters on August 4.

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