David Oyelowo Says Steven Spielberg Has Asked Him To Play Martin Luther King Jr. Again

Pretty much everyone (besides Academy voters) recognized David Oyelowo’s terrific performance as Martin Luther King Jr. in Ava DuVernay’s “Selma,” and while the Civil Rights leader will be inevitably be played again on the big screen someday, at the moment, it’s hard to imagine anyone else in the role. And maybe that’s why Oyelowo’s phone is still ringing about his turn as MLK.

Chatting with Esquire, the actor reveals he’s still being asked by some pretty big people if he’ll take on MLK again. “I was at an event for AFI during award season and Steven Spielberg—who famously has been interested in making his own Martin Luther King film—came up to me and said, ‘My goodness, David, that's one of the best things I have ever seen. You really inspired me to take another look at my Dr. King film.’ And then he goes, ‘You would reprise the role, right? You would do it again?’ My stomach all but fell out of my body,” he said. “I was just like, ‘Oh, my lord.’ That was quite a mountain to...