CPC:
It seems some lucky unknown will get to land the role of one of the most controversial figures ever in the music industry. Morgan Creek Productions and Skee.tv/Karmaloop.tv have issued on open casting call. The casting call is in an effort to fill the lead role in the much anticipated biopic of legendary hip hop artist Tupac Shakur.
THR
With the clock ticking on Morgan Creek’s Tupac Shakur movie, the company is in the midst of hiring music video and commercial director Benny Boom to helm.
The company, which has been working for years to bring the late rapper’s story to the big screen, is operating with a sense of urgency given that the music rights will revert back to Shakur’s mother, Afeni Shakur, at the end of the year if the film isn’t in production by then. Carl Franklin was poised to direct as recently as the summer, picking up the baton after John Singleton dropped out in April and trashed Morgan Creek in the process.
Honestly this seems like the best approach for this role. It's hard to pick any one actor who could portray him, so delving into the pool of unknowns could work out really well for them.
@ JL
Yep, that's what I'm hoping for too. I love a good biopic, but it really all hinges on the actor they get (no matter what the movie).
I personally think this is gonna fall upon the writing more than anything. The actor needs to look like him, but there is no reason that should be bad. Its gonna be the story and how its told more than anything.