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Chris Rock Set to Direct Martin Luther King Jr Biopic

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Steven Spielberg boards as executive producer.

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According to Deadline, a cinematic biopic on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. is in the works. Universal Pictures will be driving the movie and the studio has put it on the table to utilize Jonathan Eig’s critically acclaimed biography King: A Life for the cinematic adaptation. Better yet, Chris Rock, who has also starred in George C. Wolfe’s Rustin is in final talks to direct and produce the biopic, giving him a chance to square up the Oscar slap the right way. Steven Spielberg is going to be the executive producer.


Chris Rock in Chris Rock Selective Outrage Stand Up Special (1)
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