Lionsgate has released the trailer for Killing Castro, a political thriller from producers Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and DJ Khaled. It’s set during one of the tensest moments of the Cold War. The story takes place in New York in 1960.
Fidel Castro (Diego Boneta, “Luis Miguel: The Series”) has just taken power in Cuba and arrives to give a major speech at the United Nations. The CIA, the FBI and the Mafia all want to stop him before he reaches the podium. Then Castro moves to Harlem’s Hotel Theresa at the invitation of Malcolm X (Kendrick Sampson, “Insecure”), and the plot against him spreads to people caught in the middle. They include a CIA operative (Al Pacino, “Scarface”), a young translator (Xolo Maridueña, “Cobra Kai”) and a hotel worker (KiKi Layne, “If Beale Street Could Talk”), all pulled into a covert scheme that turns the standoff into a defining moment in history.
Eif Rivera directs, making his feature debut after directing TV shows such as BMF and Power Book III: Raising Kanan. Thomas V. DeGrezia and Leon Hendrix III wrote the screenplay, based on a screenplay by Colin Bateman. Brad Feinstein and Christina Weiss Lurie produce. The film had its world premiere at the 2026 Tribeca Festival.
The cast also includes Alexander Ludwig, Ron Livingston, Nicole Beharie, Titus Welliver, Frankie Faison, Paul Ben-Victor and Logan Marshall-Green.
Killing Castro opens in theaters on December 11, 2026, and arrives on digital December 18, 2026.
Source: Lionsgate
