Oliver stone takes to Twitter to explain why he pulled out of MLK biopic

theGRIO REPORT - Director Oliver Stone announced Friday that he would no longer be involved in the previously announced Martin Luther King Jr. biopic.

carrieheals

Jan 19, 2014

Director Oliver Stone announced Friday that he would no longer be involved in the previously announced Martin Luther King Jr. biopic.

Stone was originally on board to write and direct the film.

The director took to his Twitter account to explain his departure from the project.

It is unclear whether Stone’s exit will impact Jamie Foxx, who was cast to play the civil rights leader.

Sad news. My MLK project involvement has ended. I did an extensive rewrite of the script, but the producers won’t go with it.

— Oliver Stone (@TheOliverStone) January 17, 2014

The script dealt w/ issues of adultery, conflicts within the movement, and King’s spiritual transformation into a higher, more radical being

— Oliver Stone (@TheOliverStone) January 17, 2014

I’m told the estate & the ‘respectable’ black community that guard King’s reputation won't approve it. They suffocate the man & the truth.

— Oliver Stone (@TheOliverStone) January 17, 2014

I wish you could see the film I would've made. I fear if ‘they’ ever make it, it’ll be just another commemoration of the March on Washington

— Oliver Stone (@TheOliverStone) January 17, 2014

Martin, I grieve for you. You are still a great inspiration for your fellow Americans—but, thank God, not a saint.

— Oliver Stone (@TheOliverStone) January 17, 2014

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