those who don't foe anything about the story, black klansman is inspired by the true story of ron stalwortrst. the first police officer in-- . >> trevor: right, and this is a black man who gets into a police department and i mean from the get-g let's start with that part of the story, you lay out how difficult it is to play that role of being a black man wnd a police officer, and this is in the 1970s but in some ways it feels like it hasn't changed. >> well, what we try to go was even though it takes place in the 70s. i still wanted it to be contemporary. so nean things that my cowriter and i put in, so people, it would click like, you know, this stuff is still happening today. and then, i am not trying to point this out already but the ending, that really hammers home where we are in this world today. >> it's a story that connects with you on so many levels, ron stalwort is a black man that goes undercover as a dlan member which is, the premise soundses riddick luses frk you don't tell me it is based on a true story i will be like this is the wilest thing. >> that's what i thought when jo