- ORDERS TO KILL
Director Lee Daniels and leading man Hugh Jackman are
teaming for an adaptation of William F. Pepper's nonfiction book Orders to
Kill, The LA Times reports.
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| Hugh Jackman |
Pepper, who was a personal friend of Martin Luther King,
Jr., has spent years arguing that the confession of James Earl Ray was part of
an elaborate conspiracy.
He describes his book as follows:
“Here is the myth-shattering expose which reveals the truth
behind the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr... Shocking and
controversial revelations from James Earl Ray's attorney On April 4th, 1968,
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stepped out onto the balcony of the Lorraine Motel
in Memphis, Tennessee, and into his killer's line of fire.
One shot ended Dr. King's life and forever changed the
course of American history -- setting into motion a massive cover-up that has
withstood a quarter-century of scrutiny. Now, after 18 years of intensive
investigation, William F. Pepper tears away the veil of subterfuge that has
hidden the truth of King's death -- proving the innocence of convicted assassin
James Earl Ray and revealing the evil conspiracy behind the murder of our
nation's greatest civil rights leader.”
Jackman, who can next be seen in Les Miserables and is
currently working on The Wolverine, will play Pepper with the project set up at
Millennium Films.
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