DreamWorks Studios acquired the life rights of the civil rights leader in May 2009 including access to King's intellectual property and the cooperation of the King estate
Warner Bros. had been working on its biopic for several years and had been in deep development on a script with Salem, who had done almost four years worth of research and interviews when writing his screenplay.
Now the the two pics are coming together with Warners to co-finance and co-distribute the film with Touchstone Pictures (where Dreamworks now calls home). Salem will now write a new script with the estate’s backing,
Sam Nappi, Suzanne de Passe and Madison Jones will produce the morphed film.
Lee Daniels's "Selma" with David Oyelowo attached to play King and Paul Greengrass' recently delayed Memphis have had troubles including not having the approval of the MLK estate.
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