New Tupac Shakur Movie To Focus On Why He Was Killed. "He Was Not A Gangster, But The People Around Him Were" Says Writer Stephen J. Rivele


While the police have seemingly given up on solving the murder of rapper/actor/poet, Tupac Shakur, fans and certain members of the media continue to look for clues.

Tupac died September 13, 1996 in Las Vegas at the age of 25 from gunshot wounds sustained six days earlier. That is pretty much the only thing everyone can agree on.

A new movie coming out about the man who has had more albums released since his death (8), than when he was alive (6) will focus on his last day of life, with flashbacks to the final four years leading up to it. It will try to shed light on why he was killed.

Stephen J. Rivele is one of two screenwriters hired to write the film. He spoke to Vulture about the direction the project would be taking.

"This is the story of an artist whose character is at odds with his medium. He was a really sensitive, very romantic, talented young poet who also could sing, dance, and act. But the realities [of the hip-hop record business] were that he had to create this persona of the gangster," Rivele says.

"He was obviously very angry, and had been subjected to a great deal of violence at home, in the streets and in prison. But he was just beginning to shed that anger and look for a purer voice...He was in the process of changing himself, and entering a new phase of his life — essentially a Romantic vision — and had set up a new label, and a new production company to create it. He saw the contradiction between the musical persona of 'Thug Life,' and his essential nature as a gentle, sensitive person. And that was partly responsible for his murder: He was not a gangster, but the people around him were. They saw he was going to leave, that they were going to lose him, and so I think they decided to kill him."

The movie is expected to begin production in November, and will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who also directed 'Training Day.'

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Comment by Walt Kowalski on August 28, 2010 at 8:41pm
I hope they dont make a f****** corny movie, everything done on tupac for some reason is whack as f***.
Comment by BK SOULJAH on August 28, 2010 at 12:57pm
Ain't gonna front n**** pac was real son came to the block with blackmoon smif and wesson n***** to the weed spot was shootin dice with n***** on the block .......smokin weed with n***** and all son was real jewels on and all ...not from BK not from NY just chillin not much dudes can do s*** like that just be real and s*** thats why so many people felt dude spit that s*** from his heart...why you think he thought big got at him or knew who got at him dude was just on the block shootin dice and smokin in one of the wildest hoods in BK on the corner of bushwick ave shootin dice and nobody got at him so wtf?.....damn wish son was still here this game would be so much different if he was
Comment by DOLLA $LICK on August 28, 2010 at 11:11am
suge didnt know s***...suge aint no street n****..pac was more in the streets them suge...that was hit and real n***** know if u set the hit u aint gonna be there and catch strayzzz...cuz this the real world sluggz aint got no name....pac was a thug n**** but he was educated, he started seeing how the crackers was capitalizing on are beef are deaths...tupac was are MLK are MALCOLM X in hip hop...he faught for us to be able say what we wont a wax which is ur god given right under the constitution....
Comment by Davon on August 28, 2010 at 8:51am
Man f*** this movie and all otehr future movies about my man pac they will never ever tell the real truth behind his death the man was a strong n**** man a REAL n**** not no heartless sell out like most of the industry and worst part i bet this s*** will sell like crazy cuz people wanna believe some other s*** cuz they think no one really knows what happens gtfo
Comment by thugbulletproof on August 28, 2010 at 8:39am
antione fuqua is a s*** director,,, can't they find someone better
Comment by bo jangels on August 28, 2010 at 6:56am
KILLUMINATI
Comment by LEATHERFACE! on August 28, 2010 at 4:58am
RIP PAC THIS MADE SENSE TO ME! SUGE KNIGHT DEF KNOWS WHO KILLED PAC AND IF HE WASNT IN ON HE WAS DEF AWARE OF WHO DID IT ATLEAST AFTER THE SHOOTING 4SURE AND AINT DO NOTHING BOUT IT F*** THE POWER THAT WAS OR STILL IS
Comment by J.B-well:Jimmy BLK on August 28, 2010 at 4:50am
Hope They Get The Rite Dude To Play Him.
Comment by Palito on August 28, 2010 at 12:53am
@ JayBoogi,,, man u defined that very well in my opinion... i dnt need 2 say nothin else
Comment by XxANG3LxX on August 28, 2010 at 12:06am
it'll focus on y he was killed? bullshiit ppl who arent primitive know what actualli happened street nigguhsz around him had nothing to do with the cause of his death....disz bio is jus to throw ppl off smh

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