Oscar-winning 'BlacKkKlansman' co-writer Kevin Willmott to pen Arthur Ashe biopic.
He's a legend on and off the court, so why isn't there a movie about Arthur Ashe? Michael and Sara reveal their ideal cast.Kevin Willmott, who won an Oscar for co-writing"BlacKkKlansman" with Spike Lee, is set to write a feature that tells the story ofWillmott joins tennis pro Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Warner Music Group, who are producing.
Ashe was also ranked No. 1 in the world in 1968, which was one of the most tumultuous eras in American history, as the nation struggled with the assassinations of Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., anti-Vietnam protests and the civil rights movement.
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