Chris Rock To Direct, Produce Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic

Chris Rock attends the Chanel Womenswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 03, 2023 in Paris, France.

A new biopic about Martin Luther King Jr. is in the works with Chris Rock and Steven Spielberg at the helm of the project. Rock is set to direct and produce the movie while Spielberg will be its executive producer.

Universal Pictures optioned Jonathan Eig’s biography “King: A Life” (which was published in May) and will be backing the film.

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Rock’s March 4th Netflix standup special, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage made headlines when he used the platform to verbally attack Pinkett Smith in a disgusting and derogatory way.

Rock’s habit of disrespecting Black women was called out in a big way and the star hasn’t been in the spotlight that much since Chris Rock: Selective Outrage aired (though Rock was spotted at Burning Man and Paris Fashion Week). Hopefully, he’ll continue to stay behind the scenes.

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