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Variety<\/a> has just announced Regina King will direct the Harlem-renaissance set ‘Bitter Root’. It is a film adaptation of the Harlem comic book series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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King, an Academy Award winning <\/a>actress and director, will produce the movie for Legendary Pictures along with \u201cBlack Panther\u201d director Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian of Proximity Media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BITTER ROOT has found its director! @ReginaKing<\/a> will be at the helm of the major motion picture adaptation of the monster hunting Harlem Renaissance graphic novel.
\u00a0https:\/\/t.co\/JXPeUPjL5c<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/dpSBddcEj5<\/a><\/p>— Legendary (@Legendary) May 11, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>

Regina King to Direct \u2018Bitter Root\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

King continues to make history, having won a whopping 59 awards in her career. She received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ and is the first African-American woman to win four Primetime Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is not her first time behind the camera. She continues to add to her long list of credits, having directed episodes of ‘Being Mary Jane’, ‘Scandal’, ‘Shameless’, ‘Insecure’, the feature film ‘One Night in Miami’, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a complete guide to the best things Regina King, Oprah Daily writer Michelle Darrisaw penned a celebratory article highlighting 17 of King’s best movies<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

King was recently featured in Vogue Greece in their first ever unretouched photo campaign producing stunning, natural images. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Embracing it all. Thank you @voguegreece<\/a> for including me in your 1st ever unretouched issue. None of the photos in this issue have undergone any processing. The experience was intimidating but truly empowering. On stands this Sunday. 4\/25 pic.twitter.com\/fqvyleDJCz<\/a><\/p>— Regina King (@ReginaKing) April 22, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A complete list of Regina King’s director\/producer credits via regina-king.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director\/Producer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 2020 \u2022\u00a0One Night In Miami<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Director\/Executive Producer)
\u2013 2018 \u2022\u00a0The Finest<\/strong>\u00a0(Director\/Executive Producer)
\u2013 2018 \u2022\u00a0Insecure: 3\u00d708 \u201cGhost-Like\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(Director)
\u2013 2018 \u2022\u00a0The Good Doctor: 1\u00d715 \u201cHeartfelt\u201d<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Director)
\u2013 2017 \u2022\u00a0Shameless: 8\u00d704 \u201cF**k Paying It Forward\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(Director)
\u2013 2017 \u2022\u00a0This Is Us: 2\u00d706 \u201cThe 20\u2019s\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(Director)
\u2013 2016 \u2022\u00a0Pitch: 1\u00d704 \u201cThe Break\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(Director)
\u2013 2016 \u2022\u00a0Greenleaf: 1\u00d712 \u201cVeni, Vidi, Vici\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0(Director)
\u2013 2016 \u2022\u00a0Animal Kingdom: 1\u00d706 \u201cChild Care\u201d<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Director)
\u2013 2016 \u2022\u00a0The Catch: 1\u00d704 \u201cThe Princess and the I.P.\u201d<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Director)
\u2013 2016 \u2022\u00a0Scandal: 5\u00d715 \u201cPencils Down\u201d<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Director)
\u2013 2015 \u2022\u00a0Scandal: 4\u00d717 \u201cPut a Ring on it\u201d<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Director)
\u2013 2015 \u2022\u00a0Being Mary Jane: 2\u00d703, 2\u00d704, 2\u00d707, 2\u00d708, 3\u00d707, 3\u00d708<\/strong>\u00a0(Director)
\u2013 2014 \u2022\u00a0Story of a Village<\/strong>\u00a0(Director\/Producer)
\u2013 2013 \u2022\u00a0Let the Church Say Amen<\/strong>\u00a0(Director)
\u2013 2013 \u2022\u00a0Southland: 5\u00d705 \u201cOff Duty\u201d<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Director)
\u2013 2007 \u2022\u00a0Side by Side: The Story of the 50\/50 Group of Sierra Leone<\/strong>\u00a0(Co-Executive Producer)
\u2013 2002 \u2022\u00a0Final Breakdown<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(Producer)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regina King to Direct \u2018Bitter Root\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Variety has just announced Regina King will direct the Harlem-renaissance set ‘Bitter Root’. It is a film adaptation of the Harlem comic book series. King, an Academy Award winning actress and director, will produce the movie for Legendary Pictures along with \u201cBlack Panther\u201d director Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler and Sev Ohanian of Proximity Media. 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