All Eyez on Me (film)

All Eyez on Me
Directed by Benny Boom
Produced by
Written by
  • Ed Gonzalez
  • Jeremy Haft
Starring
Cinematography Peter Menzies Jr.
Edited by Joel Cox
Production
company
Distributed by Open Road Films
Country United States
Language English
Budget $45 million

All Eyez on Me, originally titled Tupac, is an upcoming American biographical drama film directed by Benny Boom and written by Steven Bagatourian, Stephen J. Rivele, Christopher Wilkinson, Ed Gonzalez, and Jeremy Haft. The film stars Demetrius Shipp, Jr., Danai Gurira, Jamal Woolard, Kat Graham, Lauren Cohan, Jamie Hector, and Annie Ilonzeh. Principal photography began in mid-December 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cast

Production

On February 10, 2011, it was announced that Morgan Creek Productions had developed and would finance and produce the rap legend Tupac Amaru Shakur's biopic titled Tupac, which would follow his life from growing up to his death.[14] Antoine Fuqua was attached as the director of the film, and the script was from Steven Bagatourian, Stephen J. Rivele, and Christopher Wilkinson.[14] James G. Robinson and David C. Robinson would produce the film along with Program Pictures' L.T. Hutton, and Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur as executive producer, with production scheduled to begin that summer. US distribution was being handled by Universal Pictures.[14] On September 19, 2013, Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films came on board to co-finance and co-produce the $45 million budgeted film along with Morgan Creek.[15] Ed Gonzalez and Jeremy Haft were writing the latest draft for the film.[15] On February 12, 2014, John Singleton again signed on to rewrite, direct and produce the film.[16] On April 16, 2014, Open Road Films acquired the United States distribution rights to the film.[17] Gonzalez, Haft, and Singleton wrote the latest draft of the script for the film, about Tupac's life from his growing up in East Harlem to becoming a legendary songwriter and hip-hop artist, to his death in Las Vegas at the age of 25.[17] On April 7, 2015, it was revealed that Singleton exited the film due to some major creative differences, while Carl Franklin was being eyed to hold the direction duties.[18] On October 28, 2015, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Emmett/Furla/Oasis had sued Morgan Creek over $10 million for breaking the companies co-production agreement signed in September 2013.[19] In the agreement, terms were not to exceed the production budget above $30 million, mutual approval for the lead actor's selection, filming schedule, and distribution and sales agreements.[19] Randall Emmett and George Furla also claimed that they all first signed a distribution deal with Open Road, which Morgan Creek rejected, and then Morgan Creek inked a new deal with Open Road without mutually approval.[19]

On November 30, 2015, it was reported that music director Benny Boom would be directing the film now replacing Franklin.[20] Early-December 2015, the film's title was confirmed to be All Eyez On Me[21] On December 24, 2015, newcomer Demetrius Shipp, Jr. was cast in the film to play the role of Tupac. Jamal Woolard also joined the film to play the role of The Notorious B.I.G., Tupac's former friend turned rival, reprising the role Woolard portrayed in the 2009 film Notorious.[1][2] On January 11, 2016, Danai Gurira was added to the film's cast to play Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur, a political activist and member of the Black Panthers.[3] Following Gurira's casting, Variety reported on the next day that Kat Graham had signed on to play Jada Pinkett, a friend of Tupac from the Baltimore School for the Arts.[4] It was revealed later that Dominic L. Santana had been cast as a record producer Suge Knight.[10] On January 13, Jamie Hector signed on to star as Mutulu Shakur, Tupac's stepfather.[7] On January 15, Lauren Cohan joined the film'a cast to play the role of Leila Steinberg, a key figure in Tupac's life as his mentor.[6] Money B would appear in the film as himself, Tupac's coworker at Digital Underground,[11] Clifton Powell as Floyd, Tupac's inmate at Clinton Correctional Facility, and Johnell Young as a Tupac's close friend, Ray Luv.[12] On January 19, TheWrap confirmed that Grace Gibson was cast in the film to play Biggie Smalls' wife, Faith Evans, who was reportedly cheating Smalls with Shakur.[5] On January 22, 2016, Keith Robinson was cast as Atron Gregory, TNT Records founder who first helped Tupac becoming a dancer and then a solo artist.[9] Annie Ilonzeh was added to the cast in February 2016 to play the role of Kidada Jones, engaged to Tupac at the time of his death.[8]

Principal photography on the film began in mid-December 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia. [1][2][22] Filming wrapped on April 12, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.[23][24]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McNary, Dave (December 24, 2015). "Tupac Biopic Casts Lead Roles for Shakur, Biggie Smalls". Variety. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 A. Lincoln, Ross (December 24, 2015). "Newcomer Demetrius Shipp Jr. Cast As Tupac As Biopic Begins Filming". Deadline. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Jr, Mike Fleming (January 11, 2016). "'Walking Dead's Danai Gurira Set To Play Tupac's Mom Afeni Shakur In 'All Eyez On Me'". Deadline. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  4. 1 2 McNary, Dave (January 12, 2016). "Kat Graham Joins Tupac Movie, Portraying Jada Pinkett Smith (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Verhoeven, Beatrice (January 19, 2016). "Grace Gibson Is Faith Evans in 2Pac Biopic 'All Eyez on Me'". TheWrap. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  6. 1 2 Busch, Anita (January 15, 2016). "Lauren Cohan Steps Into Key Role In Tupac Shakur Biopic 'All Eyez On Me'". Deadline. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Hipes, Patrick (January 13, 2016). "Jamie Hector Joins Tupac Biopic 'All Eyez On Me'". Deadline. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  8. 1 2 A. Obenson, Tambay (February 19, 2016). "Annie Ilonzeh Cast to Play Kidada Jones in Morgan Creek's Tupac Shakur Biopic". indiewire.com. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  9. 1 2 Lincoln, Ross A. (January 22, 2016). "Trevor Donovan Joins JL Ranch; Keith Robinson Is All Bout 'All Eyez On Me'". Deadline. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Dominic L. Santana is Suge Knight in Tupac Biopic ‘All Eyez On Me’". EURweb. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  11. 1 2 "Guess Which Digital Underground Member Will Be Appearing As Himself In The Upcoming Tupac Biopic?". Bossip. January 18, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 Hernández, Victoria (January 22, 2016). "Tupac "All Eyez On Me" Biopic Casts Two More Roles". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  13. ↑ http://www.thewrap.com/tupac-biopic-all-eyez-on-me-casts-villain-haitian-jack
  14. 1 2 3 Cina, Mark (February 10, 2011). "Morgan Creek’s ‘Tupac’ Biopic to Begin Shooting This Summer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  15. 1 2 Fleming Jr, Mike (September 19, 2013). "Tupac Shakur Biopic Gets New Momentum As Emmett/Furla/Oasis To Co-Finance". Deadline. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  16. ↑ Kroll, Justin (February 12, 2014). "John Singleton Back as Director for Tupac Shakur Biopic (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  17. 1 2 Fleming Jr, Mike (April 16, 2014). "Open Road Acquires U.S. On 'Tupac', John Singleton-Directed Pic On Hip-Hop Icon". Deadline. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  18. ↑ Donnelly, Matt (April 7, 2015). "Carl Franklin to Replace Director John Singleton on Tupac Biopic". TheWrap. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  19. 1 2 3 Siegemund-Broka, Austin (October 28, 2015). "Tupac Biopic Producer Brings $10M Lawsuit Over Secret Star Casting". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  20. ↑ Kit, Borys; Siegel, Tatiana (November 30, 2015). "Tupac Biopic Finds New Director (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Filming Set To Begin On Tupac Shakur Biopic 'All Eyez On Me,' Benny Boom Confirmed To Direct". Bossip. December 2, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Tupac Biopic Begins Filming". Boom 92 Houston. December 18, 2015. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  23. ↑ http://www.musictimes.com/articles/70139/20160425/eyez-tupac-shakur-movie-wrapped-filming-vegas.htm
  24. ↑ http://theboombox.com/tupac-shakur-all-eyez-on-me-completes-filming-las-vegas-video/

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