A biography on pioneering gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin is in development at Netflix, the streaming giant announced Thursday. George C. Wolfe (“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”) will direct the film, and Dustin Lance Black will write the screenplay, the statement said. Black won an Oscar in 2008 for writing “Milk,” which told the story … Continue reading Bayard Rustin film exploring life of civil rights icon in development at Netflix