The world's most famous film critic is having a documentary made about him by some of the most famous filmmakers around. Documentarian
Steve James (
Hoop Dreams) and Oscar-winning screenwriter
Steven Zaillian (
Schindler's List) have optioned the rights to Ebert's 2011 memoir,
Life Itself.
Martin Scorsese will executive produce. Read more after the jump.
Ebert tweeted the news.
Whoa! My memoir has been optioned for a doc by ...