HomeEntertainmentChris Rock in final talks to direct Martin Luther King Jr. biopicChris Rock in final talks to direct Martin Luther King Jr. biopicThu, October 5, 2023 by ABC News SHARE NOW Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Chris Rock is reportedly gearing up to direct and produce a new film about Martin Luther King Jr. According to Variety, Rock is in the final stages of talks to board the project, with Steven Spielberg already on board as an executive producer. The as-yet-untitled film from Universal Pictures will be based on Jonathan Eig’s biography King: A Life, which was released in May to critical acclaim. The comprehensive biography was described as “an intimate view of the courageous and often emotionally troubled human being who demanded peaceful protest for his movement but was rarely at peace with himself.” Rock previously directed 2014’s Top Five, 2003’s Head of State and 2007’s I Think I Love My Wife. Copyright © 2023, ABC Audio. All rights reserved. Get the top stories on your radio 24/7 on Finger Lakes News Radio 96.3 and 1590, WAUB and 106.3 and 1240, WGVA, and on Finger Lakes Country, 96.1/96.9/101.9/1570 WFLR.
