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Why It Took Almost 30 Years To Get August Wilson’s ‘Fences’ Onto Movie Screens

MEDIA Posted: December 23, 2016 10:01 am

“The saga started in 1987, when Eddie Murphy … thought the role of the son would be an opportunity to tackle serious material for a change, and Paramount Pictures bought the rights for him for more than $1 million, at that time one of the highest sums ever paid for a theatrical property.”

MEDIA Published: 12.22.16

Read the story in New York Times Published: 12.22.16

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