Memphis Reporter Bemoans Absence of Definitive MLK Biopic
In journalism class, the topic of how to write a great “lede” is endlessly discussed, analyzed and rehearsed. Today, Memphis Commercial Appeal reporter John Beifuss shares a shining example of this art form in connection with rumblings of a new Hollywood project about the life of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Writes Beifuss:
Judging from Hollywood’s success rate, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of brotherhood and racial equality might be achieved before the first definitive King biopic gets to the screen.
Beifuss is reacting to Thurday’s unconfirmed reports that Paul Greengrass, ostensibly one of the best on-paper matches for the material, might be getting ready to finally add King to the pantheon of greatest American stories retold.
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