Cinemax Developing Marion Craig Biopic, Eddie Murphy Set To Star, Spike Lee To Direct

Within their latest collaboration, director Spike Lee and author John Ridley have teamed to have an Cinemax biopic of Marion Craig, with Eddie Murphy mounted on take part in the bigger-then-existence former Washington D.C. mayor. The Cinemax Films project, first reported through the Washington Publish, is presently in development. Ridley is writing the script according to several bits of source material, such as the 1994 book Dream City by D.C. journalists Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood who'll function as consultants. Lee aboard to direct. The 2 are executive creating with Murphy. Cinemax formerly created a Marion Craig biopic about ten years ago with Jamie Foxx mounted on star and Chris Rock to executive produce, however the project didn’t move forward. Craig, presently part of the Council from the District Of Columbia, did two terms like a mayor of D.C., from 1979-91 and 1995-99, separated with a six-month stint in federal prison on drug charges that comes from a relevant video of him smoking crack cocaine. Lee and Ridley, who've been creating a movie concerning the L.A. riots, lately joined on Cinemax’s drama pilot Da Brick, which Ridley authored an Lee is pointing. The pilot is within consideration for any series pickup.