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Rock and Steven Spielberg will collaborate together on the film.

Chris Rock and Steven Spielberg are teaming up to make a movie about the life of Martin Luther King Jr., accor...

Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to Jonathan Eig’s best-selling biography, “King: A Life.” Industry titan Steven Spielberg is set […] The post Chris Rock to direct Martin Luther King Jr. biopic appeared first on TheGrio.

Steven Spielberg is set to executive produce the Universal Pictures project. In addition to directing, Rock is in final talks to produce it.

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...

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

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

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

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

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