Lee Daniels To Direct "Selma" with Hugh Jackman and David Oyelowo as Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Lee Daniels (Precious) is moving forward on the civil rights drama, "Selma." British actor David Oyelowo will play the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. while Hugh Jackman is on board as a racist sheriff in the tale revolving around the historic marches staged by King in 1965 in Selma, Ala. The part of Alabama Gov. George Wallace remains up for grabs.
via hollywoodreporter.com