The biopic is distributed
by Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment and will feature newcomer Demetrius Shipp
Jr. as Tupac Shakur.
Tupac Shakur biopic
“All Eyez on Me” is finally on its way to theaters. The movie
from Morgan Creek Productions is distributed by Lionsgate’s Summit
Entertainment and is set to be released on the late rapper’s birth date on June
16.
The biopic follows
the story of Shakur’s rise to stardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and
activist, The Hollywood Reporter reports. It will also feature Shakur’s
imprisonment and his controversial time at Death Row Records.
The movie’s title is
named after Shakur’s fourth studio album which was released in 1996 and sold 10
million of the 75 million in total sales of Shakur’s albums. Newcomer Demetrius
Shipp Jr. is set to portray Shakur in “All Eyez on Me”. Other cast members are
including Katerina
Graham, Dominic Santana, Hill Harper,
Jamal Woolard, Keith Robinson and “The Walking
Dead” co-stars Lauren Cohanand Danai Gurira.
Morgan Creek’s James G. Robinson and David Robinson serve as the producers
alongside Program Pictures’ LT Hutton.
The project was
previously delayed due to some troubles during pre-production phase. A series
of directors exited the project, including Antoine Fuqua, Carl Franklin and
John Singleton. Veteran music video director Benny Boom eventually helmed “All
Eyez On Me.”
Shakur was killed in
September 1996 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas when he was only 25 years
old. The story of his life and death has been featured in at least a dozen
documentaries. The late rapper is set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame on April 7.
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