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Chris Rock to Direct Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic. Steven Spielberg to Executive Produce

posted a year ago by bozo_500 (13384)
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no really https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1709997996442550690

[–] [deleted] a year ago

this seems strange

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/chris-rock-to-direct-martin-luther-king-jr-biopic-1235609939/

[–] bozo_500 (13384) a year ago

Probably negotiated by way of compensation from the Smith slap

[–] jk90us (8213) a year ago

I was about to ask why since he’s never directed a feature, but I just checked and he directed three of his own movies that made no money.

Sure. I guess that qualifies him to make this. 🙄