David Oyelowo Goes From King of Scotland to King in ‘Selma’

David Oyelowo might want to let the facial hair grow around the mustache area and get a library card to hit the archives section, as the actor whose had parts in The Last King of Scotland and the upcoming Red Tails, will be getting the role of a lifetime playing Martin Luther King Jr in Selma. Despite the project adding one more key player in place, the project is, according to THR, in a fragile state.  

We can expect more casting news to trickle in for the next couple of weeks (Hugh Jackman was just announced), but what I wasn’t expecting to hear is that “Pathe International was on board to finance but might be scaling back its involvement“. Lee Daniels whose been collecting tons of accolades for the past year, might have to wear the producer’s hat once more to make ends meet, or give Oprah and/or Tyler Perry a well deserved call.