WHO’S IN IT?
Demetrius Shipp Jr. (#unlock’d), Danai Gurira (Mother of George), Lauren Cohan (The Boy), Jamie Hector (Max Payne), Annie Ilonzeh (Killer Reality), Jamal Woolard (Notorious), Kat Graham (17 Again), Dominic L. Santana (The 27 Club), Grace Gibson (Black Nativity), Stefon Washington (film debut), Clifton Powell (Rush Hour)
WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?
Benny Boom (Next Day Air), director; Jeremy Haft (Grizzly Mountain), Eddie Gonzalez (film debut) and Steven Bagatourian (American Gun), writers; L.T. Hutton (film debut), David Robinson (Dream House) and James G. Robinson (Ace Ventura: Pet Detective), producers; John Paesano (The Maze Runner), composer; Peter Menzies Jr. (Shooter), cinematographer; Joel Cox (Million Dollar Baby), editor
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
After a troubled upbringing in the New York ghettos, young Tupac Shakur (Shipp Jr.) quickly rises in the ranks to become one of the most prolific rappers, actors, poets and activists in the industry, one who even after tragic events would still continue to be a major inspiration to this day…
IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?
The life of legendary rapper and activist Tupac Shakur is finally brought to the big screen, and should also prove to be a breakthrough performance for rising actor – and eerie Tupac lookalike – Demetrius Shipp Jr.
