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Chris Rock, is in final talks to team up with Steven Spielberg to bring us a film on the life of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. 

Chris Rock has been tapped to direct a biopic on the revered Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Read more.

Chris Rock is gearing up to examine the life of Martin Luther King Jr. The actor and comedian is in final negotiations to direct and produce a...

The comedian and filmmaker is making a movie on the civil rights leader.

Chris Rock is set to direct a Martin Luther King Jr. biopic. The 58-year-old comedian and actor is in final talks to helm and produce the new movie about the celebrated civil rights campaigner that also has Steven Spielberg involved as an executive producer. Universal Pictures is backing the picture after optioning the rights to Jonathan Eig's biography King: A...

Chris Rock has reportedly teamed up with director Steven Spielberg for a new Martin Luther King Jr. biopic.

Chris Rock will direct an upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. biopic with Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer. 

After years of speculation, Universal Studios finally announced its upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. biopic based on Jonathan Eig's biography King: A Life. Chris Rock is currently in final talks to act as the director and producer, and Steven Spielberg is set to be executive producer. Eig's biography dives deep into

Chris Rock and Steven Spielberg are collaborating on a movie about the life of Martin Luther King Jr.

KEITH JEFFERSON DIES AT 53: Entertainment Tonight reports that Django Unchained actor Keith Jefferson has died at the age of 53. His official cause of death is not yet known, but the Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood actor shared on Instagram in August that he had been diagnosed with cancer. Jefferson's other roles include films such as Buffalo Soldier, Tank Girl, and Day Shift. His friend and costar Jamie Foxx took to Instagram on Thursday (October 5th) to express his grief. "This one h...