Entertainment | Chris Rock Chris Rock Wants to Be Your Black Friend Comedian lands film that could—or could not—be an insightful look at race relations By Evann Gastaldo Posted Oct 7, 2009 11:10 AM CDT Copied Actor Chris Rock attends a Cinema Society screening of "Good Hair" in New York, on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer) Now’s your chance to make Chris Rock your black friend: the comedian will star in Will You Be My Black Friend? The film's based on the GQ article of the same name, chronicling author Devin Friedman’s attempt to diversify his circle of white buddies. Combine Friedman’s “acerbic wit and Rock’s comedic timing,” and you could end up with “a comedy with a razor-sharp political-cultural edge,” writes Emily Riemer in Paste. Then again, it’s being produced by Oprah’s Harpo Films, which is “known for melodramas”—so let’s hope for the best. Read These Next A space capsule carrying ashes of 160 people crashed in the ocean. A lesson in minding your own business ... at 30,000 feet. The death toll in the Texas floods has risen to 27, including 9 kids. Desperate search for missing campers continues in Texas. Report an error