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'Chi-Raq' Premiere Brings Out the Stars: Photos

By DNAinfo Staff | November 23, 2015 8:54am | Updated on November 23, 2015 9:32am

LOOP — Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq" had its premiere screening at the Chicago Theatre on Sunday, attracting a number of the movie's stars.

The film centers on violence on the South Side and includes a number of actors born in the Chicago area, including Jennifer Hudson, Harry Lennix and John Cusack. Filming locations included Englewood and Wicker Park.

Here are some pictures:

 

 

 

Trai Byers and Grace Gealey were among the celebrities at the Chi-Raq premier. [Chi-Raq The Movie Instagram]

 

Felicia Pearson (Snoop from The Wire) sports a hat at the premier of "Chi-Raq" with an unidentified friend.

 

Actress and dancer Michelle Mitchenor attended the Chi-Raq premiere in Chicago. [Chi-Raq the Movie Instagram]

 

Nick Cannon and his mother attended the premier of Chi-Raq in Chicago. [Chi-Raq The Movie Instagram]

 

John Cusack at the premiere of Chi-Raq. [Chi-Raq the Movie Instagram]

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