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F Gary Gray/ Antoine Fuqua Directors

posted 9 years ago by neilawallace
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After the success and great work on Straight Outta Compton, Tupac's representatives and whatever studio is attached would be wise hiring F Gary Gray.

They need a similar budget and more than Straight Outta Compton. I feel this is the only way to replicate the success. I mean Tupac's life is the most interesting out of any Rapper dead or alive so they are sitting on a gold mine here if done right.

Failing that Antoine Fuqua would be a good replacement. If he can replicate the feel of Training Day,then I would be optimistic.

I am not happy with the other people discussed.

[–] Bladebrown22 9 years ago

No John singleton would be the best choice. He knew Tupac and understands him. He even wrote the movie Baby boy for him but since he died, he got Tyreese. And Afeni Shakur , Jada Pinket , jasmine guy should be involved. They all knew him.

I'm Blade brown, the Dopest, illest,hypest brotha, on the block!

[–] Seth_Rogue_One 9 years ago

The movie is currently being filmed: http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.36709/title.role-of-tupac-cast-for-all-eyez-on-me-biopic

It will be called ALL EYEZ ON ME and directed by Benny Boom who did the not so great Next Day Air and the straight to dvd sequel to SWAT that no one saw or even knew was made.

They are rushing the filming of the movie because they were told that if they don't start filming this year they will lose the rights to use Tupac's music, so they quickly hired a guy who never acted before called Demetrius Shipp to play Tupac.

And they got Jamal Woolard who played Biggie in the NOTORIOUS movie to reprise his role as Biggie in this one, probably because he didn't need much preperation as he's played him before and stuff.

So yeah I don't think it's gonna end up being all that great, John Singleton left the movie because they wanted to rush the movie even when he was attached which would make it look like the Aaliyah movie that everyone hated and that was with John on board, you can imagine what it's gonna be like with Benny Boom directing with no real credit to his name.

[–] neilawallace 9 years ago

Yeah, my fears have been confirmed. I have no hope for this movie any more. What a shame. Pac deserves so much more....