{"id":2259373,"date":"2026-01-31T06:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2259373"},"modified":"2026-01-31T06:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T06:02:19","slug":"byron-allen-and-ava-duvernay-team-up-to-develop-film-on-coretta-scott-kings-mlk-death-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/byron-allen-and-ava-duvernay-team-up-to-develop-film-on-coretta-scott-kings-mlk-death-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Byron Allen and Ava DuVernay Team Up to Develop Film on Coretta Scott King\u2019s MLK Death Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div role=\"presentation\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0454604\/\">Coretta Scott King<\/a>\u2019s lengthy investigation into the truth behind the assassination of her husband, Dr. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0455052\/\">Martin Luther King Jr<\/a>, is set to become a feature film, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/company\/co0569744\/\">TheWrap<\/a> has learned.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0020334\/\">Byron Allen<\/a>\u2019s Allen Media Group Motion Pictures and Oscar-nominated filmmaker <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm1148550\/\">Ava DuVernay<\/a> confirmed Friday that they are partnering to develop the new movie, titled \u201cKing vs. The United States of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Per a logline for \u201cKing vs. The United States of America,\u201d the movie will chronicle the \u201cextraordinary pursuit of truth in a decades-long investigation by the King family into the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, shedding new light on one of America\u2019s most consequential crimes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.imdb.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coretta Scott King\u2019s lengthy investigation into the truth behind the assassination of her husband, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, is set to become a feature film, TheWrap has learned. 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