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Hollywood actor/rapper Jamal “Gravy” Woolard has confirmed his involvement in an upcoming Tupac Shakur biopic.
Last weekend, Woolard alerted fans about having a part in the rap icon’s new flick via Twitter.
Buzz this week revealed Gravy would reprise his Notorious role as late hip-hop artist Notorious B.I.G.
Jamal Woolard will be reprising his role as Christopher Wallace in Morgan Creek Productions’, “All Eyez on Me.” Woolard got rave reviews in 2009 when he played the namesake role in “Notorious.” We’re told producers were so blown away by Woolard’s Biggie performance, he was the top choice when it came to casting. (TMZ)
In early December, production company Morgan Creek announced it had replaced director Carl Franklin for the film.
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. (Billboard)
Director Benny Boom confirmed recent buzz about being hired to direct on social media earlier this month.
He only gonna get roles playing Biggie every 10 yrs
2pac was I prophet his words all have important meaning today if you understand what lyrics he produced after he was 1st nearly murdered you will see how meaningful it is. Makaveli