Pictures: Who would star in the Trayvon Martin movie?
George Zimmerman’s name was known nationwide after he admitted to killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in February. A jury found Zimmerman not guilty of murder. (Gary W. Green / Orlando Sentinel)
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Now that George Zimmerman’s murder trial is over, it may not be long before some sort of biopic hits the small screen. Here’s our best guess for who would star in the biopic.
Rachel Jeantel gained national attention for her “yes sir”-filled testimony on the stand. She was on the phone with Trayvon Martin moments before he was killed and she testified that Martin said he was being followed. (Jacob Langston / Orlando Sentinel)
Who would play Judge Debra Nelson? (POOL / REUTERS)
Before he joined the Zimmerman team, Donald West had already handled some of the most high-profile criminal cases in the Orlando area in the past 20 years. In 1998, he served as co-counsel and helped Joseph “Crazy Joe” Spaziano get off death row. Spaziano is the former motorcycle-gang member convicted of raping and murdering an Orlando teenager, whose body was found in an Altamonte Springs dump. West also represented Orlando music mogul Lou Pearlman on bank-, mail- and wire-fraud charges, and political consultant Doug Guetzloe, who’d been accused of failing to pay taxes. West specialized in death-penalty cases in private practice before joining the federal Public Defender’s Office in Orlando. He left that job to join the Zimmerman defense. He had previously worked with O’Mara on the Frederick Peter Cox case. West has been a member of The Florida Bar since 1981. For the past 25 years, he has been board certified as a criminal-trial specialist, the same high ranking O’Mara holds. (POOL / REUTERS)
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John Malkovich as Don West (ENRIQUE CASTRO-MENDIVIL / REUTERS)
Tracy Martin, a longtime driver for Sysco Corp., described Trayvon as his best friend. Trayvon was staying with Tracy Martin and his girlfriend, Brandy Green, at her townhome at the Retreat at Twin Lakes when the shooting happened. When Tracy Martin awoke Feb. 27, 2012, to find his son hadn’t returned home overnight, he called police and reported Trayvon missing. He later identified the teen, when police showed him a photo of his slain son, he says. (POOL / REUTERS)
Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, appeared in court with her former husband Tracy Martin. The two stood as a united front and both took the stand. (POOL / REUTERS)
Trayvon Martin’s brother Jahvaris Fulton testified that his brother was screaming for help in the 911 recording and that the two were extremely close. (POOL / REUTERS)
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The parents of George Zimmerman both testified that they heard their son screaming for help on the 911 audio recording and they both stood by their son’s side and vouched for his character. (POOL / REUTERS)
Prosecutor John Guy grilled witnesses on the stand and gave very powerful closing statements. (POOL / REUTERS)
Gabrielle Union as Natalie Jackson (Denise Truscello / Getty Images)
President Barack Obama famously said, “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.” (LARRY DOWNING / REUTERS)
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Use of force expert Dennis Root, a defense witness, testified that he believed based on evidence that George Zimmerman was in fear for his life when he shot Trayvon Martin. (POOL / Orlando Sentinel)
Detective Doris Singleton of the Sanford Police Department questioned George Zimmerman the night of the shooting and testified on his behavior. (POOL / Orlando Sentinel)
Lisa Edelstein as Dorris Singleton (Scott Wintrow / Getty Images)