Martin Luther King

CHILDREN OF MARTIN LUTHER KING IN BIOPIC DISPUTE

Yesterday I posted the news that Steven Spielberg had signed on to co-produce a Martin Luther King biopic, and that King’s estate had for the first time allowed producers to use his copyrighted intellectual property (his speeches, books etc). Well it seems only one of King’s offspring gave Spielberg/Dreamworks permission for this to happen! Via Rhymes With Snitch  On Tuesday Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Studios announced they had purchased the rights to make a film about Dr. Martin Luther King. The problem is Dexter King negotiated the []

STEVEN SPIELBERG TO PRODUCE MARTIN LUTHER KING BIOPIC

Via Digital Spy Steven Spielberg has signed up to co-produce a Martin Luther King biopic for DreamWorks, according to Variety. The civil rights leader, who was assassinated in 1968 at the age of 39, copyrighted his speeches, books and works. DreamWorks’s project marks the first time that Dr King’s estate have allowed producers to use his intellectual property, such as his famous 1963 ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. “We are all honoured that the King estate is giving us the opportunity to []