Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and director Spike Lee are re-teaming to shoot a feature about the famous April 1992 riots in Los Angeles.
John Ridley will write the script to "L.A. Riots" which aims to be a "truthful and realistic examination of what happened, what the ramifications were and where we are now" Lee said in an interview with Variety.
The riots, which followed the acquittal by a white jury of four police officers who were videotaped beating black motorist Rodney King, caused the death of 55 people, thousands of injuries and close to $1 billion in damage.
The three previously combined on this year's very well-received thriller "Inside Man" and are developing a sequel to that already. The project is expected to be Lee's next feature and will shoot next year.
