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Martin Luther King Jr. Project Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

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Last modified: Oct. 5, 2023

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Martin Luther King Jr. Project

Director: Chris Rock

Starring: Jamie Foxx

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Production Status

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Key talent and film crew being hired; budgeting, preparing and planning of production schedule; approving final shooting script.

October 5, 2023

Plot

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Plot
Revolves around the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Martin Luther King Jr. Project.

  • Jamie Foxx
    Jamie Foxx

    ... Martin Luther King Jr.

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Crew Behind the Film

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The film's director Chris Rock last directed I Think I Love My Wife and Head of State. The film's writer Ronald Harwood last wrote Quartet and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.

Director
Chris Rock
Screenwriters
Producers
Madison Jones
Suzanne de Passe
Steven Spielberg
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Production Company
DreamWorks Studios

Production Details

What we know about the Martin Luther King Jr. Project movie production.

Key Facts

  • Chris Rock is in talks to direct and produce a biopic (10/5/2023).
  • As DreamWorks principal Steven Spielberg explains, "I wouldn't call it a biopic, it's more a story of King and the movement and also about how his admiration for Mahatma Gandhi helped to shape his moral core."
  • This project is the first to be authorized by King's estate and gives the producers the right to utilize King's intellectual property, including his "I Have a Dream" speech.

Production Updates for Martin Luther King Jr. Project

Pre-Production

Changed Martin Luther King Jr. Project movie production status. Preparations are underway to start production.

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. DreamWorks and Reliance plan to revive the Martin Luther King Jr. film first announced in 2009.

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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Language
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