Martin Luther King Jr. biopic: Steven Spielberg, Chris Rock join hands. Details here
Martin Luther King Jr. will be made soon. Based on Jonathan Eig’s biography 'King: A Life', the movie will explore the life and internal and external struggles of the civil rights icon. Film icon Steven Spielberg will be the executive producer of the film, which will be produced and directed by Chris Rock. Universal Pictures is supporting the biographical drama.
To be produced by Amblin Partners
The movie has not yet been titled, star cast has not been decided. It will be produced by Amblin Partners, with Kristie Macosko Krieger serving as producer, and Spielberg as executive producer. Universal Pictures's senior Vice President of production development Ryan Jones will oversee the project.
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg is considered the most commercially successful director in history. He is the recipient of three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, four Directors Guild of America Awards, as well as the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1995. He has also won the Kennedy Center Honor in 2006, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2009 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
Chris Rock
Chris Rock is a four-time Emmy and three-time Grammy winner. His earlier directorial works include 'Top Five', 'Head of State', and 'I Think I Love My Wife'. Rock debuted his Netflix live stand-up special 'Chris Rock: Selective Outrage'. It was one of the first times he spoke publicly about getting slapped on stage at the Oscars by Will Smith.
'King: A Life'
Lucy Stille at Lucy Stille Literary brokered the book option on behalf of the David Black Agency. Eig’s book is considered the most authentic and definitive biography of Martin Luther King Jr. The author has used new FBI information and hundreds of interviews to paint a
