Martin Luther King Jr. Project movie production status is currently Pre-Production
October 5, 2023 • Key talent and film crew being hired; budgeting, preparing and planning of production schedule; approving final shooting script
Who's Involved:
Plot: What's the story about?
Revolves around the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Who stars in Martin Luther King Jr. Project: Cast List
Jamie Foxx ... Martin Luther King Jr.
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Who's making Martin Luther King Jr. Project: Crew List
A look at the Martin Luther King Jr. Project behind-the-scenes crew and production team. 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
Screenwriters
Producers
Madison JonesSuzanne de Passe
Steven Spielberg
Companies
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Production: What we know about Martin Luther King Jr. Project?
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.
Filming Timeline
- 2023 - October: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 2013 - March: The film was set to Development status.
DreamWorks and Reliance plan to revive the Martin Luther King Jr. film first announced in 2009.
- 2009 - June: The film was set to Development status.
Martin Luther King Jr. Project Release Date: When is the film coming out?
Martin Luther King Jr. Project is coming out as a release To Be Announced (TBA). There are 9,435 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Shrek 5 and Sesame Street.