Following the initial trailer that debuted last month, Sony Pictures’ upcoming biker film Charm City Kings now gets a full-length trailer that gives a closer look into the impressive acting debut of multiplatinum-selling rapper Meek Mill.

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The Charm City Kings cast boasts a great list of rising actors and actresses aside from Meek, many who are seen above in a photo taken during the film’s premiere at Sundance Film Festival back in late January. While performances by the likes of Chino Braxton and Jahi Di’Allo Winston are sure to garner rave reviews, it’s Meek who really shines in this two-minute trailer with the acting chops of a natural. Whether or not this officially gives him the title of “rapper-turned-actor” will only be confirmed in time and future movie roles, but this it’s definitely quite a way to kick down the door of Hollywood for the Championships emcee. Charm City Kings is directed by Angel Manuel Soto and is an adaptation of Lotfy Nathan’s 2013 documentary 12 O’Clock Boys. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith are on board as executive producers, with a screenplay penned by Sherman Payne with help from Kirk Sullivan, Chris Boyd and Moonlight director Barry Jenkins. 

 Watch the trailer for Charm City Kings below, and expect the film to hit select theaters on April 10 with a full release on April 17:

Meek Mill makes his big screen debut this year with his role in the Angel Manuel Soto film, Charm City Kings. The first official trailer for the movie was released on Wednesday, and shows Meek’s character, Blax, serving as the leader of the Baltimore dirt biking squad, Midnight Clique. 14-year-old Mouse, played by Jahi Di’Allo Winston, is desperate to become a part of the Midnight Clique. After Blax takes him under his wing, Mouse quickly finds himself torn between the straight-and-narrow path and a lifestyles filled with fast money and violence.

Charm City Kings was inspired by Lotfy Nathan’s 2013 documentary, 12 O’Clock Boys, which was the original title for the feature film. Soto’s film will have its debut at Sundance Film Festival later this month, and is set to hit select theatres on April 10th followed by a wide release on April 17th. Starring alongside Meek and Jahi in the film are Will Catlett, Teyonah Parris, Donielle Tremaine Hansley, and Kezii Curtis. The screenplay was written by Sherman Payne, and the story was developed by Chris Boyd, Kirk Sullivan, and the Oscar-winning director of Moonlight, Barry Jenkins. Among the producers of the film are Caleeb Pinkett, Clarence Hammond, and Marc Bienstock, with both Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith serving as executive producers along with James Lassiter.