Universal Pictures is gearing up to create a cinematic biopic about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. The studio has optioned the rights to adapt Jonathan Eig’s critically acclaimed biography King: A Life. Chris Rock is in final talks to direct and produce, and Steven Spielberg will be executive producer.

Anthony Ramos, the star of "In The Heights" and "Transformers," is reportedly in talks to join the cast of "Twisters," a new chapter of the hit 1996 film produced by Amblin Entertainment and Universal Pictures.