HBO Acquires Rashid Johnson's "Native Son"
First-time filmmaker Rashid Johnson has directed a script penned by Pulitzer-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks. Titled "Native Son," the story-line is based on Richard Wright's seminal novel of the same name. It has been acquired by HBO Films to premiere later this year."The modern reimagining of Wright's 1930's-set coming-of-age drama follows Bigger Thomas, a young African-American man who takes a job working for …