The boys in the hood are heading to the big screen. Original N.W.A member Ice Cube confirmed via Twitter that a biopic about the famous rap group from the late '80s titled Straight Outta Compton is happening, but not just that—he revealed the release date and part of the cast! "Finally found the cast for the Nwa movie. Me, Gary Gray, Dre w/ Cube, Eazy & Dre #StraightOuttaCompton coming 8/14/15," the rapper tweeted. The studio has assembled its leading threesome to tackle the roles of Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and the late Eazy-e. The three parties with approval—Cube, Dre and Eazy-e's widow Tomica Wright—have reportedly signed off on the actors who will play the core members of the...
- 6/18/2014
- E! Online
• Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke will play the lead in the psychological thriller Voice From the Stone, based on the Italian novel La Voce Della Pietra by Silvio Raffo. Eric D. Howell will make his feature directorial debut with the story adapted by Andrew Shaw set in 1950s Tuscany about a nurse (Clarke) who gets caught up in an evil force inside the castle where she is taking care of a young boy dealing with the trauma of his mother’s sudden death. Shooting is scheduled to begin in Italy in November. [The Hollywood Reporter]
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- 6/16/2014
- by Jake Perlman
- EW - Inside Movies
Update: Universal announced in a statement that the biopic will be released in theaters on Aug. 14th, 2015.
In April, F. Gary Gray, director of the upcoming N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, staged an open casting call to find actors to play the principal roles. Asked what he was looking for, the director said, "It's just a certain thing that a person from the hood has. When you watch American Idol and they have that 'It Factor' – there's a 'Hood Factor.' You get the authenticity when you're in an environment likes this,...
In April, F. Gary Gray, director of the upcoming N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, staged an open casting call to find actors to play the principal roles. Asked what he was looking for, the director said, "It's just a certain thing that a person from the hood has. When you watch American Idol and they have that 'It Factor' – there's a 'Hood Factor.' You get the authenticity when you're in an environment likes this,...
- 6/16/2014
- Rollingstone.com
After more than five years, four writers and a tough-to-please trio that holds cast and script veto power, Universal's N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton is finally getting the green light. Photos A-Listers Angle to Play Music's Biggest Icons Sources say the studio has assembled its leading threesome to tackle the roles of Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and the late Eazy-e. The three parties with approval—Cube, Dre and Eazy-e's widow Tomica Wright—have signed off on the actors who will play the core members of the seminal rap group. It's no secret that Cube has been
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- 6/16/2014
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Nwa biopic Straight Outta Compton has run into a serious snag, and Fantastic Four is to blame. Michael B. Jordan, who set haters aflame when he was cast as Johnny "The Human Torch" Storm, was being eyed to play a young Dr. Dre in the drama about the trailblazing rap group. However, Fantastic Four's shooting schedule has made him unavailable. Now producers are scrambling to find a cast to play teen-to-twenty-something versions of Dr. Dre, Ice Cube and the late Eazy-e. THR reports Jordan was a casting choice favored by Dr. Dre himself. He and Ice Cube are serving as producers on Straight Outta Compton, along with Eazy-e's widow, Tomica Wright. All three of these producers clearly have a vested interest in how Nwa is presented in the film, and part of their powers include casting approval. But with Jordan out, there's no clear runner-up. An insider told...
- 5/1/2014
- cinemablend.com
Straight outta Calabasas ... the mansion rapper Eazy-e used to call his "Playhouse" was foreclosed on earlier this year -- and TMZ has learned it was all because his widow allegedly stopped making payments on the home. The late rapper's crib was famous back in the early 90's for crazy, all-night parties -- as well as an open door policy for entourage members and hoards of women. The 6,700 square-foot pad reportedly even had a black room...
- 10/1/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
John Singleton has Abduction opening this weekend, but he has a number of other projects in the works. The Playlist is reporting that Singleton is in talks to reunite with his Boyz N The Hood star, Ice Cube. Here is what he had to say about the project:
“I can’t talk about it too prematurely about the stuff I’m doing because nothing’s come to fruition yet, but Cube and I are talking about doing the N.W.A. story. The script is really, really good, and so we’re just figuring it out. New Line really wants to make it.”
The biopic that focuses on the classic gangsta rap group has Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus and Matt Alvarez, attached to writ the script. The film is being produced by Cube, David Engel, Bill Strauss, and Tomica Wright. The film has a proposed title of Straight Outta Compton?...
“I can’t talk about it too prematurely about the stuff I’m doing because nothing’s come to fruition yet, but Cube and I are talking about doing the N.W.A. story. The script is really, really good, and so we’re just figuring it out. New Line really wants to make it.”
The biopic that focuses on the classic gangsta rap group has Andrea Berloff, S. Leigh Savidge, Alan Wenkus and Matt Alvarez, attached to writ the script. The film is being produced by Cube, David Engel, Bill Strauss, and Tomica Wright. The film has a proposed title of Straight Outta Compton?...
- 9/20/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
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