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You know, I was pretty excited when I heard John Singleton was going to direct the movie on the Life to Tupac, because John Singleton really knew Tupac. He cast him in his hit movie Poetic Justice and he took a great risk doing that because no one was sure what to expect when Tupac arrived on the set. But he did and as we know Tupac did a awesome job.
Now, we are hearing that John Singleton pulled out of the project.
In a post on Instagram, Singleton revealed why he is no longer involved in bringing Shakur’s story to a theater near you via a major studio. Instead, Singleton is choosing to make his own Shakur film to give the rapper his proper due with dignity and respect paid to his legacy.
“Real talk! The reason I am not making this picture is because the people involved aren’t really respectful of the legacy of Tupac Amaru Shakur. I won’t say much if you want you can read my articles in Hollywood Reporter on authenticity in Black Storytelling … To Pac’s real fans just know I am still planning a movie on Tupac … It doesn’t matter what they do mines will be better… ,” Singleton said Tuesday. “Tupac was much more than a hip hop artist … He was a black man guided by his passions … Of most importance was his love of black people and culture … Something the people involved in this movie know nothing about… Real talk! How you gonna make a movie about a man when you suing his mother to get the rights to tell his story?! They have no true love 4 Pac so this movie will not be made with love! And that’s why my ass isn’t involved ! If Tupac knew what was going on he’d ride on all these fools and take it to the streets… But I won’t do that … I’ll just make my own project. What Yall think about that?!!”
I say do the damn thang!
Source: eurweb.com
