US Director Steven Spielberg arrives in this May 30, 2008 file photo as actress Holly Hunter is honored by a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Hollywood, California. Spielberg has acquired the rights to make a film about the life of iconic black civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, it was announced May 19, 2009. Dreamworks Studios said in a statement it had secured the rights to make the film from the King estate, which it hoped would create the "the definitive portrait" of the murdered activist's tumultuous life. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

US Director Steven Spielberg arrives in this May 30, 2008 file photo as actress Holly Hunter is honored by a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Hollywood, California. Spielberg has acquired the rights to make a film about the life of iconic black civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, it was announced May 19, 2009. Dreamworks Studios said in a statement it had secured the rights to make the film from the King estate, which it hoped would create the "the definitive portrait" of the murdered activist's tumultuous life.

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  1. Steven Spielberg (L), Alfre Woodard (C) and Blair Underwood arrive for a state dinner in honor of India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at the White House in Washington November 24, 2009.
  2. Director Steven Spielberg (L) and actor Warren Beatty attend the 2009 Governors Awards at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood, California on November 14, 2009. The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) is presenting the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award to producer-executive John Calley, and Honorary Awards to actress Lauren Bacall, producer-director Roger Corman, and cinematographer Gordon Willis at the inaugural Governors Awards event.

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  1. Director Steven Spielberg (L) shares a laugh with former President Bill Clinton (C) and National Constitution Center president Linda Johnson before being awarded the 2009 Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 8, 2009. Spielberg is the 2009 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation.
  2. Steven Spielberg (L) is presented with the Liberty Medal by former U.S. President Bill Clinton at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania October 8, 2009. Spielberg is the 2009 recipient of the award that recognizes individuals and organizations that have demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation.
  3. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg, center, former President Bill Clinton and Whoopi Goldberg are seen during the Liberty Medal ceremony in Philadelphia, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Spielberg was the 2009 Liberty Medal recipient.
  4. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg, right, and former President Bill Clinton are seen during the Liberty Medal ceremony in Philadelphia, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Spielberg was the 2009 Liberty Medal recipient.
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  6. Director of the movie and cast member Drew Barrymore (C) smiles between director Steven Spielberg (L) and co-star Ellen Page at the premiere of "Whip It" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California September 29, 2009. The movie opens in the U.S. on October 2.
  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Christina King Ferris, sister of Martin Luther King Jr., stands next to a model of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial while attending a ceremony announcing the approval of the construction process for the memorial on the National Mall October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The memorial will be situated midway between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials and take approximately two years to complete.
  8. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Christina King Ferris (R), sister of Martin Luther King Jr., sits with Harry E. Johnson, President of the Washington DC Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, while attending a ceremony announcing the approval of the construction process for the memorial on the National Mall October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The memorial will be situated midway between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials and take approximately two years to complete.
  9. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Christina King Ferris, sister of Martin Luther King Jr., delivers remarks while attending a ceremony announcing the approval of the construction process for the memorial on the National Mall October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The memorial will be situated midway between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials and take approximately two years to complete.
  10. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Christina King Ferris (L), sister of Martin Luther King Jr., walks past a model of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial with her daughter, Angela Ferris Watkins (R), while attending a ceremony announcing the approval of the construction process for the memorial on the National Mall October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The memorial will be situated midway between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials and take approximately two years to complete.
  11. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 29: Christina King Ferris, sister of Martin Luther King Jr., stands next to a model of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial while attending a ceremony announcing the approval of the construction process for the memorial on the National Mall October 29, 2009 in Washington, DC. The memorial will be situated midway between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials and take approximately two years to complete.
  12. CNN host Lou Dobbs (C) is confronted by protesters (L) and escorted by police during a march on the holiday for slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in New York in this January 21, 2008 file photo. Dobbs, whose outspoken views on U.S. immigration have made him one of the most controversial figures on cable news, said on November 11, 2009 he is leaving the 24-hour cable news network because he wants a freer platform to state his opinion.
  13. Holly Hunter arrives at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009, in Los Angeles.
  14. In this publicity image released by Disneyland, actress Holly Hunter, the voice of Mrs. Incredible in the hit Disney-Pixar animated film "The Incredibles," poses with her alter ego along with other characters, Mr. Incredible, left, and Frozone, right, during the Pixar Play Parade at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009.
  15. In this publicity image released by Disneyland, actress Holly Hunter, the voice of Mrs. Incredible in the hit Disney-Pixar animated film "The Incredibles," poses with her alter ego along with other characters, Mr. Incredible, left, and Frozone, right, during the Pixar Play Parade at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim, Calif., on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009.
  16. Worker Kristen Merlino places a picture of actress Holly Hunter into assigned seating inside the Nokia Theatre prior to the 61st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Wednesday Sept. 16, 2009 in Los Angeles. The Emmys are scheduled for Sunday.

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