The Kkk is one of the most infamous hate groups ever to have existed on American soil, with the organization's history of resilience well documented in the history books. The first era of the group's history is about to be explored in K Troop, a film acquired by Amazon Studios and produced by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The Hollywood Reporter picked up on the news that Amazon's film branch had picked up the rights to the adaptation of a Slate article detailing the Kkk's initial iteration and its eventual demise at the hands of Major Lewis Merrill. Merrill was the man who headed up the titular organization, tasked with the purpose of combating the fledgling hate group as it was rising to prominence. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is on-board as K-Troop's producer, as well as the film's potential lead. It seems like a happy coincidence that ...
- 3/11/2016
- cinemablend.com
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