A biopic of the Notorious one, Christopher Wallace, is set to hit a theatre near you in 2009.
While entertainers such as Beanie Sigel, Guerilla Black and even Sean Kingston had expressed interest in the part, the producers decided on fellow Brooklyn rapper Jamal Woolard, better known on the mixtape circuit as Gravy.
While entertainers such as Beanie Sigel, Guerilla Black and even Sean Kingston had expressed interest in the part, the producers decided on fellow Brooklyn rapper Jamal Woolard, better known on the mixtape circuit as Gravy.
Anthony Mackie, has been cast as Tupac Shakur. Angela Bassett is set to appear as Mrs. Wallace, and low and behold the best black (non rapper) actor we've seen since Denzel Washington, was hand picked by Diddy to play Sean Combs in the flick.
"People asked me years ago who [I'd] want to play me, and I said Derek Luke ... so it was just destined. I got to see him do his thing, and it was scary for me. I had to leave, 'cause he was acting just like me."
Here are my gripes about the cast....
- Why did Puff find the flyest dude to play himself, and the ugliest dude ever to play Pac???
- When did Ms. Wallace ever look like Angela Bassett???
- Antonique Smith as Faith….who the bleep is she??? Where is Kimberly Locke from American Idol?
- The crackhead baby Isaiah (from Losing Isaiah) as Lil Cease? Why? I just hope he has gained some weight since then, Personally I think the fat boy from Robert Townshend's Parent Hood, would have been a better fit.
- Please throw my girl Charli Baltimore a bone and let her play herself. She has nothing better to do.....
- The same can be said for Lil Kim, although someone owed 3LW castoff Naturi Naughton a favor and she was cast as the Queen Bee...Right?!?Personally I find the cast of this film to be quite suspect, with that said, I do have high hopes that this movie will be a success, and not just on the bootleg market.
Not trying to be mean, just speaking the truth……