Director Oliver Stone No Longer Involved in MLK Biopic -- and His No-Holds-Barred Tweets That Lay It All Out May Infuriate Some King Fans

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Representatives for Stone, Warner Bros. and DreamWorks did not immediately respond to requests for comment, according to The Wrap.

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Stone has generated controversy and praise in equal measure in a decades-long career that has included such award-winning films as “JFK,” “Platoon” and “Born on the Fourth of July.” His most recent feature film, “Savages,” examined the illegal drug business.

Hollywood has struggled to bring a picture about King’s life and times to the screen for years. Paul Greengrass and Lee Daniels are among the prominent directors who have flirted with dramatizing the “I Have a Dream” orator’s story. What made Stone’s attempt seem more promising than others, and what might have ultimately doomed it, is it had the support of the King family.

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(H/T: The Wrap)