Nineteen years after one of the most influential and charismatic rappers in history was taken from us, a movie about his life and death is finally being made.
Production on the Tupac Shakur biopic titled "All Eyez On Me" began earlier this week in Atlanta. The man who has been cast to play the music icon is Demetrius Shipp, Jr.
Demetrius, who has no previous acting experience, was cast by producer L.T. Hutton. Since accepting the role of a lifetime, he has been taking acting classes 4 times a week. He was selected largely in part because of his remarkable resemblance to Shakur, according to TMZ.
The Morgan Creek Productions flick is being directed by Benny Boom.
"IT'S BEEN A LONG JOURNEY BLOOD SWEAT AND TEARS ALL THE LIES! ALL THE B******* HARD WORK HAS PAID OFF !! WE START SHOOTING IN A FEW HOURS !!!!! HISTORY WILL BE MADE ALL LOVE TO THE REAL THE FAKE THE RUMOR BELIEVER'S THE SOCIAL NETWORKING NON FACT CHECKING A** HOLES YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS !! LET'S GO !!! #alleyezonme #tupac #2pac #moviecomingsoon," Hudson captioned an Instagram photo from the set.
NFL player Desean Jackson will also serve as a producer.
"Been a long Process but I'm proud to announce Its finally that time to present the Tupac Movie !! Shoutout to my Big bro @lthutton We breaking records with this one !! History in the making .. Glad to say I'm A producer on this movie giving the ppl what they want .. Business is Business," Jackson wrote on his Facebook page.
The photo the caption was written on shows Demetrius and the woman who will portrayJada Pinkett-Smith.
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