ATLANTA — DreamWorks Studios plans to tell the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s story on the big screen in a film to be co-produced by Steven Spielberg, the studio said Tuesday.
DreamWorks said it has acquired the civil rights leader’s life from The King Estate. Officials are touting the project as the first theatrical motion picture authorized by the estate using King’s intellectual property, including speeches and other works, as the basis for the film.
"We hope that this will be the definitive film on his life and legacy,” King Estate Chairman and chief executive officer Dexter King said in a statement.
Dexter King’s siblings, Bernice King and Martin Luther King III, were not involved in the deal.
The siblings have been involved in several disputes regarding their parents’ intellectual property in the past year. Bernice King and Martin Luther King III have accused their brother of tarnishing their parents’ legacy with his business decisions, and say he has been operating The King Estate for years without their input.
DreamWorks spokeswoman Kristin Stark declined to say how much the deal is worth. It is not clear when the movie might be made. Stark said she did not believe the siblings’ legal differences would affect the project.
Film and television producer Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones, who has handled intellectual property issues for the estate for several years, are also listed as producers on the project.
by the associated press
DreamWorks said it has acquired the civil rights leader’s life from The King Estate. Officials are touting the project as the first theatrical motion picture authorized by the estate using King’s intellectual property, including speeches and other works, as the basis for the film.
"We hope that this will be the definitive film on his life and legacy,” King Estate Chairman and chief executive officer Dexter King said in a statement.
Dexter King’s siblings, Bernice King and Martin Luther King III, were not involved in the deal.
The siblings have been involved in several disputes regarding their parents’ intellectual property in the past year. Bernice King and Martin Luther King III have accused their brother of tarnishing their parents’ legacy with his business decisions, and say he has been operating The King Estate for years without their input.
DreamWorks spokeswoman Kristin Stark declined to say how much the deal is worth. It is not clear when the movie might be made. Stark said she did not believe the siblings’ legal differences would affect the project.
Film and television producer Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones, who has handled intellectual property issues for the estate for several years, are also listed as producers on the project.
by the associated press
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