Malcolm X, which would go on to be led by Washington. The movie was originally spearheaded by Norman Jewison, who had helmed Poitier's In the Heat of the Night, and Jewison wanted Murphy to play ...

That was James Baldwin back in 1967, shortly before beginning a year’s effort to put Malcolm X on the ... to clear. Part of the challenge is standard issue: Making a fictionalized movie about ...

As a straight to DVD release and digital download, Message to the People: A Story of Malcolm X will also have an original music soundtrack to compliment the movie. With the recent success of ...