Lee Daniels Directs Hugh Jackman in Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassination Pic ORDERS TO KILL
by Dave Trumbore Posted: July 31st, 2012 at 6:25 pm

For some years now, director Lee Daniels (Precious) and actor Hugh Jackman (The Prestige) have dreamed of developing Selma, a passion project involving the civil rights struggle in America. It looks like the duo will get their chance with Orders to Kill, a film that takes a new look at the assassination of civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The unconventional take on the historical tragedy centers on controversial lawyer and activist, William Pepper (Jackman), who has argued that convicted assassin James Earl Ray never shot MLK. Hit the jump for much more.
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