The Tupac Shakur biopic just got a little more real, well actually a lot more real with the recent casting of a man who is a dead ringer for the slain rapper.
The upcoming film ‘All Eyez On Me‘ has been in the works for some time and apparently has had its share of drama after loosing former directors Carl Franklin, John Singleton, and Antoine Fuqua. Now director Benny Boom has taken over the project and newcomer Demetrius Shipp, Jr.will play the coveted role.
Via TMZ:
Demetrius Shipp, Jr. is getting his big break playing Pac in Morgan Creek Production’s, “All Eyez On Me.”
We’re told the biopic covers the rapper’s entire life, including his murder in 1996.
Production sources tell us Demetrius’ father worked in the music biz, and crossed paths with Tupac when Demetrius was a kid, and he’s been a huge fan ever since.
We’re told producer L.T. Hutton approached Demetrius to star as the rapper in no small part because of the obvious similarities. He immediately took some crash acting classes … 4 times a week.
Famous music video guru, Benny Boom, is directing. Production kicked off this past week in Atlanta.
Check out some of the snaps from the film posted by Benny below.
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A photo posted by @boomlife on
via TMZ
