Jamie Foxx Lands New Biopic to Play Martin Luther King Jr.

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FOXX - KING- STONE.. ALREADY AN OSCAR NOD!
If you haven't heard the news, Jamie Foxx signed on to another blockbuster film with director Oliver Stone, and it has OSCAR written all over it! Check out who Foxx is prepping to play this time!

It looks like Jamie Foxx will be taking on another potentially Oscar-worthy biopic role in the near future. Foxx previously won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 2004 for his portrayal of Ray Charles in "Ray," and now it looks like Foxx will get the opportunity to dive into the mind of Martin Luther King Jr. for an upcoming biopic.

Foxx has been selected to play the role of peaceful civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The pair previously worked together on Any Given Sunday and have since both received praise for their work on biopic films. Oliver Stone was responsible for JFK and Nixon, which were both Oscar nominated box office hits.

Despite there already being a number of films depicting the inspiring story of Dr King, this will be the first production supported by Martin Luther King’s family and with rights to use the footage of his copyrighted speeches.

Reports have recently surfaced that DreamWorks is ready to start production of the authorized version of the icon’s story.

In the meantime, director Paul Greengrass and producer Scott Rudin are also in the process of creating an MLK biopic named Memphis, but by the look of how Oliver Stone’s production is coming along, they may find themselves overshadowed.

Filming for the project has yet to begin, but apparently Jamie Foxx and director Oliver Stone are already tied onto the project, which has the support of MLK's family who own all of the rights to his speeches.

Keep your eyes and ears peeled for future news regarding the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. biopic.


Foxx as "RAY"

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