Academy Awards producer Reginald Hudlin told Entertainment Tonight that Rock, 50, is “hard at work.” He said
“He and his writing staff locked themselves in a room,””As things got a little provocative and exciting, he said, ‘I’m throwing out the show I wrote and writing a new show.’ “
The producer also said Chris would be including some #OscarsSoWhite jokes during the show. “And, yes, the Academy is ready for him to do that,” “They’re excited about him doing that. They know that’s what we need. They know that’s what the public wants, and we deliver what the people want. “Chris is that thorough,””He’s that brilliant, and I have 1000 percent confidence that he will deliver something that people will be talking about for weeks.”