Well, this is interesting. Deadline reports that Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to adapt Jonathan Eig‘s Martin Luther King Jr.
biography, “King: A Life.” But who’s in line to direct and executive produce is most intriguing here. Steven Spielberg will be executive producer on the project, but Chris Rock, of all people, in talks to direct and produce.
READ MORE: Will Smith Has Reportedly “Tried Unsuccessfully To Make Amends” With Chris Rock Over The Oscars Slap It’s not Rock hasn’t directed before, but what he’s directed before.
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