'Training Day' Director Confirms New 2Pac Biopic Is His Next Film. Wants New Actor To Play The Role Of Late Rapper
Training Day director Antoine Fuqua has confirmed that his next movie will be a biopic about rapper Tupac.
Speaking to Digital Spy, Fuqua revealed that the project has just been greenlit by Morgan Creek chairman James G. Robinson and will go in front of cameras later this year.
"It looks like we're doing Tupac Shakur's movie next in September, that's what I've been starting up and working on now," he said. "I've been working on that for a while with Morgan Creek and Jim Robinson. I just got the greenlight from him and we're going in September. I've just started to prep that."
Fuqua added that he is hoping to find an unknown actor to portray the iconic hip-hop star, who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 1996.in Las Vegas.
"That's the goal, I want to discover someone new," he explained. "I want to discover a lot of new people if I can. Obviously I'm going to have to put some people in it that you know, just because actors have different skills. I want to go to the streets and find him anywhere he might be in the world."
Commenting about the rumors of a reunion with his Tears Of The Sun star Bruce Willis on prison break drama The Tomb, the filmmaker said: "That's a conversation I've been having with Bruce."
Fuqua's latest film, cop thriller Brooklyn's Finest, can be seen in UK cinemas from June 9.
Source: Digital Spy
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Comment by fabio freitas on May 30, 2010 at 8:47pm -
2PAC LAST ALBUM...... THE DON. K'ILLIMINATI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RESEARCH AND YOULL FIND THE KILLER ITS ALL AROUND U
SEARCH THE ILLUMINATI, OR IN YOUTUBE 2pac LAST INTERVIEW
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Comment by Dean's List on May 30, 2010 at 8:27pm -
@Enver, when has Denzel ever given a bad performance. Anybody could have directed Training Day and gotten the same performance out of him. The acting and the script made that film. Last time I checked Fuqua did not get nominated for an oscar. I'm not saying he is a bad director (they could have gotten a worse one for Pac's pic) but look what Spike Lee did for Melcom X. The same should be done for Pac.
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Comment by Brown Suga on May 30, 2010 at 8:13pm
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Fuqua is an incredible director..(Traning Day Hellooooooooooooooooo!! One of the best street movies out)..Tupac is the best right now and forever..NOONE can compare to him, he's just too good! There have been other movies made about Tupac in the past but Fuqua is going to "Get it in" with this movie! Congrats!!!
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Comment by international a****** on May 30, 2010 at 8:10pm -
they should get omar epps to play pac. he kinda looks like him.
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Comment by Pleasure Boy on May 30, 2010 at 8:03pm -
@Dean's List, if Faqua is average then how did Denzil get an Oscar 4 Training Day?
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Comment by Romell on May 30, 2010 at 8:03pm
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YEA BIG WAS GEMINI BUT HE TOOK CARE OF HIS N***** AND WASNT TRYIN TO BRING ANOTHER BLACK MAN DOWN,,,I KNOW U PAC D*** RIDERS GONNA GET MAD AND SAY WHY HE TALKN BOUT BIGGIE THIS ABOUT PAC MOVIE ...NOW U B**** N***** KNOW HOW IT FEELS EVERYTIME THEY MENTION BIG U PAC D*** HUGGERS SAY SOME SLICK S***.......F*** ALL U ON HERE....STRAIGHT UP....
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I DONT THINK THEY SHOULD MAKE A MOVIE ABOUT PAC UNLESS THEY KEEP IT HUNNED AND SHOW HIS B**** WAYS ,GEMINI TWO FACE CHARACTER HE WAS IF NOT F*** THIS MOVIE...B.I.G ALL DAYYYYYYYYYYYYY......
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Comment by Shahn on May 30, 2010 at 7:50pm -
This dude could pull Tupac off better than any one, in my humble opinion!
Sha Money Holla at me, me and my team trying to get it in. I'm in Phx we need to
speak again Real Wrap!
Darris Love - New Tupac
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA58o89AwYY
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Comment by ILL like the FILA "F" on May 30, 2010 at 7:45pm -
nah they should contact dude that was on Jenny Jones backi in the day that looked just like Pac but with bigger nose........I think he was in the " Smile" vid.....
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Comment by LuCdoGG on May 30, 2010 at 7:35pm -
bout time, if biggie got one pac shoulda already got it
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