See the Doppelgängers of 'Selma' (Exclusive Clip)

Even David Oyelowo would agree — physically he’s not a Martin Luther King Jr. clone. The 38-year-old actor, who is nominated for a Golden Globe for portraying the late civil rights leader in Selma, gained 30 pounds for the role, shaved his hair back, and did “everything I could to look like him.”

But while Oyelowo struggled to look like his alter ego, two other Selma actors could pass for twins of their real-life counterparts: Carmen Ejogo and Nigel Thatch are dead ringers for Coretta Scott King and Malcolm X, respectively (see photo comparisons below).

This exclusive clip features the two lookalike actors recreating a private meeting between MLK’s wife and the Muslim activist leader in Selma, Alabama, in early 1965. It was a pivotal moment in history — happening while MLK was behind bars with fellow nonviolent protesters following a voting rights demonstration there. “I felt a little nervous because I hadn’t met him before and I really didn’t know what he was going to be like,” Mrs. King recalled in an interview years later.

At the time, Malcolm X was urging civil rights groups with disparate ideologies to unite. His own relationship with Dr. King was tense, as reflected in the above footage, because he wanted black Americans to take up arms whereas King was an ardent advocate of nonviolence. But it was in a Selma church with King’s wife that Malcolm X looked to build a bridge.

A few weeks following his meeting with Coretta Scott King, on Feb. 21, 1965, Malcolm X was assassinated. Martin Luther King Jr. called it “a great tragedy,” adding it “occurred at a time when Malcolm X was … moving toward a greater understanding of the nonviolent movement.”

Selma, nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, is in theaters everywhere this Friday.

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