DreamWorks has acquired the rights to make a feature film based on the life of civil rights leader
Martin Luther King.
"In trying to tackle such an ambitious project, the question we had to ask ourselves is, 'Why now?' " DreamWorks CEO and co-chairman Stacey Snider told
Variety . "The answer lies in MLK's own words: 'All progress is precarious.' With every step forward, new obstacles emerge