A new biopic chronicling legendary civil rights orator Martin Luther King Jr. is in the works, with Chris Rock and Steven Spielberg attached to the Universal Pictures project.Per Deadline, the theatrical effort chronicling King Jr. will be based on an adaptation of Jonathan Eig’s critically acclaimed biography, King: A Life, a bestseller and National Book Award nominee exploring the celebrated activist’s life while using newly declassified FBI information. Rock will direct the untitled feature-length project while Spielberg is the executive producer. Spielberg’s Amblin Partners will produce the movie.For Rock, this will arguably be his biggest stint in the director’s chair, having previously helmed films such as 2003’s Head of State, which featured Bernie Mac and Robin Givens, and 2007’s I Think I Love My Wife, which saw him appear alongside Kerry Washington. He also directed and wrote the 2014 comedy movie, Top Five, which garnered strong critical acclaim, featuring alongside an ensemble cast including Rosario Dawson, Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union-Wade and Sherri Shepherd.RELATED: Chris Rock’s Animated Everybody Still Hates Chris Lands Straight-to-Series Order
A new biopic chronicling legendary civil rights orator Martin Luther King Jr. is in the works, with Chris Rock and Steven Spielberg attached to the Universal Pictures project.
Per Deadline, the theatrical effort chronicling King Jr. will be based on an adaptation of Jonathan Eig’s critically acclaimed biography, King: A Life, a bestseller and National Book Award nominee exploring the celebrated activist’s life while using newly declassified FBI information. Rock will direct the untitled feature-length project while Spielberg is the executive producer. Spielberg’s Amblin Partners will produce the movie.
For Rock, this will arguably be his biggest stint in the director’s chair, having previously helmed films such as 2003’s Head of State, which featured Bernie Mac and Robin Givens, and 2007’s I Think I Love My Wife, which saw him appear alongside Kerry Washington. He also directed and wrote the 2014 comedy movie, Top Five, which garnered strong critical acclaim, featuring alongside an ensemble cast including Rosario Dawson, Kevin Hart, Gabrielle Union-Wade and Sherri Shepherd.
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