Oliver Stone drops out of Martin Luther King Jr. project

Apparently, the approved narrative for a King biography does not include adultery on Dr. King's behalf:

Stone's teweets:

Oliver Stone ‏@TheOliverStone

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

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

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

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

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

https://twitter.com/TheOliverStone

 

I've always felt the less flattering stuff about historical figures, makes them more real and even more heroic. I didn't really get into studying history until I realized that the people like the founding fathers weren't born as statues-in-waiting, but had insecurities, jealousies and various uncomfortable relationships to deal with.

 

THE NARRATIVE!!!!

 

It will probably come out and be worse than 42.

 

I read this a couple of years ago, and it didn't seem to pull any punches with the adultery stuff. I didn't know that before I read this, so it was kind of surprising. By the way, I really enjoyed this book.

 

What did the ‘respectable’ black community that guard King’s reputation think of it?

 

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