Al Pacino appears in first trailer for Killing Castro

   Don't be afraid...I'm from the U.S. government.We have something to talk about.% Lionsgate has released the first trailer for Killing Castro, a political thriller about a trip to New York during the Cold War.Diego Boneta plays Fidel Castro, and Al Pacino plays a mysterious CIA agent.

The film is based on real events, and the story took place in 1960.After Castro came to power in Cuba, he traveled to the United States to prepare for an important speech at the United Nations; Malcolm X invited him to stay at Harlem's famous Hotel Teresa, and he unexpectedly changed his destination.At the same time, the CIA, FBI and Mafia forces gradually moved closer to him, trying to stop the speech and get rid of him.

This secret plan surrounding surveillance and assassination also involves a young translator played by Solo Maridonia and a hotel staff played by Kiki Layne.Kendrick Sampson plays Malcolm X.Alexander Ludwig, Ron Livingston, Nicole Beharie, Titus Welliver, Frankie Faison, Paul Ben-Victor and Logan Marshall-Green also star.In the still, Castro and Malcolm X shook hands in the hotel, with the two facing the same direction off-screen.

The historical Castro died in 2016, and the film focuses on this visit in 1960.

Director Ive Rivera comes from the field of music videos and has also directed the Power Book series.Thomas V. DeGrazia and Leon Hendricks III are responsible for the script, based on Colin Bateman's original script.Christina Weiss Lurie and Brad Feinstein serve as producers, with Curtis 50 Cent Jackson and DJ Khaled also attached to the project.

Lionsgate plans to send the film to some theaters in the United States on December 11, 2026, and then launch a video-on-demand version on December 18.