- King Story to Come to Big Screen. Stephen Spielberg will produce a Martin Luther King, Jr. biopic, Dreamworks announced, in the first ever King biopic to be authorized by the King Estate. The film's makers will thus be allowed to cull from King's papers, speeches, video and personal belongings. [Variety]
- Allen Settles With American Apparel. The clothing company that used a still of director Woody Allen from "Annie Hall" without his permission will settle out of court for $5 million, it was announced yesterday. "It's of course possible by going through the trial, a jury might have awarded me more money, but this is not how I make my living," Allen told reporters outside of the court room. [New York Times]
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