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DreamWorks wants family unity for King project
(Reuters)
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – .
DreamWorks Studios said on Wednesday it hoped to move forward with the first feature film about civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., which has provoked a squabble among his children..
"We remain committed to pursuing a film chronicling Martin Luther King's life, provided that there is unity in the family so we can make a film about unity in our nation. We believe this is what Dr. King would have wanted," said DreamWorks, the studio led by Steven Spielberg and partner Stacey Snider..
DreamWorks said this week it had acquired the life rights of the Nobel Peace Prize winner, marking the first time a major biographical feature film was authorized by the King estate..
King, who pioneered efforts to deliver racial equality through civil disobedience and other non-violent means, was assassinated in April 1968 at age 39..
Dexter King, the chairman and CEO of King Inc, which controls intellectual property rights to the 1960s leader, said he hoped the movie would "be the definitive film" on his father's legacy. Casting for the part of King has not been announced..
But John Steel, a lawyer for King's daughter, Bernice, and son, Martin Luther King III, said they had not been notified about the film until the deal was announced on Tuesday..
Both siblings are shareholders and board members of King Inc which was formed in 1995 by King's widow, Coretta, and their children. Coretta Scott King died in 2006..
Steel said his clients were hopeful they would learn more about the project directly from DreamWorks and Spielberg..
The two siblings have already sued their brother Dexter for wrongfully appropriating funds from the estate of their mother, as well as issues related to the running of the company, Steel said..
"One of our issues is that Martin and Bernice have not been informed, notified or involved in this contract and other contracts and that their brother has elected to proceed without them," Steel said..
Dexter King could not be reached for comment..
The proposed film could potentially be a huge project for DreamWorks, which split off from Viacom Inc's Paramount Pictures last year to take itself private with the backing of Indian media conglomerate Reliance ADA..
(Editing by Jill Serjeant)
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