This news is crushing as it looks like the studio is going to attempt to exploit the life of Tupac Shakur for profit. As if they butcher this film, it will not personally bother them as long as the box office returns are there. In Singleton’s post we also learn about Morgan Creek is suing Afeni Shakur, Tupac’s mother and bearer of his estate. It that is true then the intentions and character of the people involved deserves some strong questioning and criticism.
Carl Franklin who is best known for Devil in a Blue Dress has been commissioned as the replacement. John Singleton has not wavered on making his own Tupac film however. While it is not known what film Morgan Creek Productions plans on making this news is not very positive. The film cannot simply be about a rapper’s rise to fame and untimely death. Tupac Shakur is a cultural icon and there are countless lives that have been impacted by him. This film is too important to be sub-par, especially to the black community. Almost 20 years since his murder all eyes our still on the legendary figure that is Tupac.
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