but Queen is shot dead by an overeager officer. Ignoring police commands, an unarmed Slim carries Queen's body toward the officers and is gunned down as well. The people Queen and Slim encountered react to news reports of their deaths; the Florida man has collected the bounty, while the police have falsely claimed that both Queen and Slim were armed when they were shot, despite footage showing the opposite. Their real names are revealed to be Angela Johnson and Ernest Hines, and hundreds attend their funeral, viewing them as martyrs as Junior's photo of them becomes a symbol across the country. Cast Daniel Kaluuya as Ernest "Slim" Hines Jodie Turner-Smith as Angela "Queen" Johnson Bokeem Woodbine as Uncle Earl Chloë Sevigny as Mrs. Shepherd Flea as Mr. Johnny Shepherd Sturgill Simpson as Police Officer Reed Indya Moore as Goddess Benito Martinez as Sheriff Edgar Jahi Di'Allo Winston as Junior Gralen Bryant Banks as Older Black Man Dickson Obahor as Large Black Man Bryant Tardy as Chubby Thom Gossom Jr. as Slim's Father Melanie Halfkenny as Naomi Bertrand E. Boyd II as Florida Man Production On July 19, 2018, it was announced that production company Makeready had won a bidding war to co-finance the dramatic thriller film Queen & Slim, scripted by Lena Waithe from an original idea by James Frey, which would star Daniel Kaluuya and be directed by Melina Matsoukas. In November 2018, Jodie Turner-Smith was cast to star opposite Kaluuya. In March 2019, Chloë Sevigny joined the cast of the film. Principal photography began in January 2019. Production concluded on March 22, 2019. Music The score album for Queen & Slim was composed by English musician Devonté Hynes. Choosing the score composer, Matsoukas stated she wanted a "black composer that could live between classical, hip-hop, and pop that's current", further asking "Who would be our current Quincy Jones?". Matsoukas then turned to Solange Knowles for advice, Knowles suggested Hynes.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5733530/queen-and-slim-music/|title=How Queen and Slim'''s Filmmakers Captured the Past, Present and Future of Black Music|magazine=Time|first=Andrew R.|last=Chow|date=November 22, 2019|access-date=February 15, 2020}}</ref> Release Queen & Slim had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 14, 2019. It was theatrically released in the United States on November 27, 2019, by Universal Pictures. It was released in the United Kingdom in January 2020. Reception Box officeQueen & Slim grossed $43.8 million in the United States and Canada, and $3.9 million in other