Comments on: Official Martin Luther King Jr. Biopic Gets A Writer https://staging2.theplaylist.net/official-martin-luther-king-jr-biopic-20100120/ Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:59:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 By: Rabi https://staging2.theplaylist.net/official-martin-luther-king-jr-biopic-20100120/#comment-15330 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:37:41 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4987#comment-15330 HBO did an excellent King biopic, "Boycott" focusing on the Selma bus boycott with the excellent Jeffrey Wright as MLK. What made it great was the focused time period (rather than a broad life biopic, a la "Ray") and we got to see the Rev. King before he became a national leader so there were self doubts the character had to overcome.

I can't imagine how any MLK biopic can top that one.

]]> By: Mike https://staging2.theplaylist.net/official-martin-luther-king-jr-biopic-20100120/#comment-15323 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:26:04 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4987#comment-15323 Curious if the script will include King's use of Communist Party funds to purchase escorts.

]]> By: Alex C. https://staging2.theplaylist.net/official-martin-luther-king-jr-biopic-20100120/#comment-15322 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:09:39 +0000 http://theplaylist.wpengine.com/?p=4987#comment-15322 I'm really curious who is going to play King. My vote goes to Eamonn Walker. He's British, but he could totally pull it off.

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