Anthony Mackie To Play MLK Opposite Bryan’s Cranston’s LBJ In HBO’s ‘All The Way’

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EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Mackie has been set for the coveted role of Martin Luther King Jr., starring opposite Bryan Cranston in All The Way, the adaptation of the Tony-winning Robert Schenkkan play that Jay Roach will direct for HBO. This one is being exec produced by Steven Spielberg. It covers LBJ from the moment the assassination of John F. Kennedy made Johnson the 36th president of the United States, and through a turbulent first year that included leveraging his power to pass Civil Rights legislation in Congress, up to his landslide reelection victory. Schenkkan adapted his play for the payweb. Cranston reprises the stage role that won him the Tony. I’m told that Mackie’s role in the script will be significant, and portrays a far more collaborative and complex relationship than was depicted in the Best Picture nominee Selma. That film’s Oscar chances were hobbled by a depiction of LBJ as a reluctant lackey who got stubbornly opposed MLK’s historic march in Selma, drawing ire from LBJ’s confidantes who said he and MLK were in lockstep in manipulating a crisis to pass the historic Civil Rights law.


Mackie is currently at work reprising his role as Falcon in Captain America: Civil War, and he has wrapped the comedy Xmas, Shelter and the Sandra Bullock-starrer Our Brand Is Crisis. Mackie is ready to step into another African American icon’s shoes when he stars in the Jesse Owens biopic scripted by Jamie Linden and George Olson (Mackie is a producer), as well as the Paramount comedy Make A Wish. He’s repped by UTA and Inspire Entertainment.

http://deadline.com/2015/06/anthony...r-bryans-cranston-all-the-way-hbo-1201465008/

 

[detroitwalt]

Damn Mackie putting in work with all those films

 

[StraxStrax]

Bryan’s Cranston’s

 

[Roman Brady]

They are going to have MLK hero worship LBJ like a big brother ,MLK the sidekick in his own movie to a white man

 

[Millions]

First Pac than MLK they stay setting ol buddy up

Mackie trash he only was good in them 2 spike lee joints few years ago..

 

[Roman Brady]

First Pac than MLK they stay setting ol buddy up

Mackie trash he only was good in them 2 spike lee joints few years ago..

I agree, thank heavens there are more black actors emerging like oleyowo, Chadwick and chitewel to choose from

 

[Ribbs]

Another Martin Luther King movie?



Oh he's going to play Jesse Owens in a biopic next?

 

[hex]

Another Martin Luther King movie?



Oh he's going to play Jesse Owens in a biopic next?

They are going to have MLK hero worship LBJ like a big brother ,MLK the sidekick in his own movie to a white man

It's not an MLK movie, it's an adaptation of the play "All The Way" that Cranston won a Tony for. MLK is in it but LBJ is the main character. I have no idea where you're pulling this "MLK is going to worship LBJ" shyt from....in the play LBJ is far from a hero.

Fred.

 

[Roman Brady]

It's not an MLK movie, it's an adaptation of the play "All The Way" that Cranston won a Tony for. MLK is in it but LBJ is the main character. I have no idea where you're pulling this "MLK is going to worship LBJ" shyt from....in the play LBJ is far from a hero.

Fred.

are you familiar with the purpose Anthony Mackie serves to American cinema?

Another Martin Luther King movie?



Oh he's going to play Jesse Owens in a biopic next?

he's taken over from Chadwick it seems

 

[hex]

are you familiar with the purpose Anthony Mackie serves to American cinema?

Are you familiar with the play this HBO series is based on? No....so what are we talking about here?

In the play LBJ is basically an a$$hole. He's not some "hero" MLK would look up to. If you guys want to read into every role Mackey takes with no concern for context, knock yourself out though.

I mean....god damn man. You didn't even know this wasn't MLK's movie. Maybe wait until you got more facts?

Fred.

 

[StraxStrax]

It's not an MLK movie, it's an adaptation of the play "All The Way" that Cranston won a Tony for. MLK is in it but LBJ is the main character. I have no idea where you're pulling this "MLK is going to worship LBJ" shyt from....in the play LBJ is far from a hero.

Fred.

I have no idea why you quoted me

Fred

 

[hex]

I have no idea why you quoted me

Fred

Because you quoted "Bryan Cranston" and laughed as if they're going to give Mackey equal billing.

Maybe I misunderstood what you meant though.

Fred.

 

[StraxStrax]

Because you quoted "Bryan Cranston" and laughed as if they're going to give Mackey equal billing.

Maybe I misunderstood what you meant though.

Fred.

I quoted "Bryan's Cranston's"

 

[hex]

I quoted "Bryan's Cranston's"

I'm saying....it is his though. Not getting the placement breh.

Fred.

 

[StraxStrax]

I'm saying....it is his though. Not getting the placement breh.

Fred.

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