The film's producer, Marvin Worth, knew Malcolm X in real life. Their friendship played a huge role in Worth acquiring the rights to tell Malcolm X's story in 1967, even though it took over twenty years. In the meantime, Worth produced his own Oscar-nominated documentary on the subject, and commissioned numerous screenplays, including one by David Mamet. At one point, Eddie Murphy was interested in a screenplay. When Spike Lee came on board, he read all the different screenplays and opted for the first one, written by James Baldwin.

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