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 Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Rubio says the fate of Iran's conversion facility is what matters. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Report an error