EXCLUSIVE: Hyde Park Entertainment Group has acquired the rights to the latest memoirs by Black Klansman Author Ron Stallworth, From BlackKklansman to Hip Hop Cop, A project in which the work once again falls into the hands of screenwriter Kevin Willmott, who won an Oscar for adapting the author’s novel. Black Klansman.
BlackKkKlansman, The film, directed by Spike Lee, was also based on Stallworth’s life.
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From BlacKkKlansman to Hip Hop Cop continues Stallworth’s incredible true story as he goes undercover for the Salt Lake City Police Department as the only black cop on the white Mormon force to investigate the root causes of rising gang violence and a brand new trend that is threatening local parents and taking their children by storm: gangster rap. Over the course of a year between 1990 and 1991, he navigates prejudice and bloodshed as he tries to bridge the divide in this culture war while also apprehending Utah’s biggest crime boss, whose impact ripples across America. The project’s music will be full of classic ’90s hip hop, featuring singles from 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, NWA and Ice-T.
“My new manuscript, From BlacKkKlans to Hip Hop Cop, reflects my ongoing commitment to correcting the wrongs in law enforcement and its relationship with the minority community,” Stallworth said.
“I speak truth to power and address the problems of South Central Los Angeles as applied to predominantly white, conservative, Mormon Utah. How did a black police officer successfully lead this fight and what obstacles had to be overcome? Stay tuned,” the author added.
“Ron Stallworth’s life is really important and his adventures are uniquely American,” Willmott said. “The time period of the show is also musically special and politically and culturally unexplored. I’m excited to explore the many dimensions of this complex multicultural, multiracial world.”
Armitraj said: “We are thrilled to be working with Ron and Kevin on the thrilling, ongoing adventures of Ron’s extraordinary life story. It is an honour to partner with them to bring this powerful, culturally diverse memoir to the screen.”
The feature film is produced by Amritraj and Priya Amritraj for Hyde Park Entertainment, along with Stallworth and Willmott.
Stallworth is represented by APA, Andy Frances at Adwater & Stir Solutions and Victoria
Fisher-Briggs at Kjar & Associates.
Willmott recently co-hosted a series of events on Muhammad Ali on Peacock with Regé-Jean Page and Morgan Freeman. He is repped by Gersh and Erik Hyman of Paul Hastings LLP.
Hyde Park is represented by Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson McGinnis Ryan LLP.
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