![]() ![]() We all feel privileged to bring Deacon King Kong to the screen,” Sister CEO Stacey Snider said. His characters are vibrant and alive and, his themes - that community, faith and love are contagious - are powerful and relevant, particularly today. ![]() ![]() “James McBride is one of America’s greats. Anna was adapted into a film by Spike Lee. His 1995 memoir, The Color of Water: A Black Man’s Tribute to His White Mother, is a New York Times best-seller, has sold millions of copies worldwide and is considered a classic of the genre. The novel explores the consequences and causes of the violence and takes the reader through housing projects that were inspired by the Red Hook housing project where McBride grew up and which remain an integral part of his life.ĭeacon King Kong is McBride’s first novel since winning the National Book Award for The Good Lord Bird, which is being adapted as a Showtime drama series due in August. Robin Thede Scripted Comedy in the Works at HBOĭeacon King Kong is set in 1969 and explores what happens when a deacon known as Sportcoat kills a housing project drug dealer in Brooklyn at point-blank range. ![]()
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