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Spike Lee
Spike Lee has selected the next project on his to-do list and will team with Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment to give us a drama based up the April 1992 riots.
Spike Lee to Direct L.A. Riots
Fortunately when you say L.A. Riots all know the exact event of which you speak.
John Ridley and will write the script with Brian Grazer stepping in to produce.
Lee has become a crusader of tragic events and currently has a documentary running on HBO titled When the Levees Broke, based on Hurricane Katrina's aftermath.
The riots, which kicked off when the four police officers videotaped beating Rodney King were set free, ended up causing the deaths of 55 people, thousands of injuries and $1 billion in damages.
"This isn't about some cavalcade of stars, but rather a truthful and realistic examination of what happened, what the ramifications were and where we are now, in hopes that something like this doesn't happen again," Lee said.
Lee is currently working with Universal on his sequel to Inside Man and, if all goes to plan, could be directing L.A. Riots immediately after the film wraps.
Spike Lee 
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