Now that Lionsgate has picked up the highly-anticipatedTupac biopicentitledAll Eyez on Me, the studio has finally rolled out the first poster. With the debut of this poster, a new trailer could be just around the corner, as we get closer to the June 16 release, the same date that would have beenTupac Shakur’s 46th birthday. After years and years of development, the iconic rapper’s story is finally ready to be told on the big screen.
The film chronicles the life and legacy ofTupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist, actor, poet and activist, as well as his prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records and his imprisonment. Against insurmountable odds, Shakur rose to become a cultural icon whose career and persona both continue to grow long after his passing. The title of the film is also the title ofTupac Shakur’s fourth album, and the last one to be released before he was shot and killed in Las Vegas in September 1996.
Tupacsold over 75 million records worldwide, with hisAll Eyez On Mealbum itself accounting for 10 million record sales. Theiconic rapperstarted his career as a backup dancer, DJ and MC for Digital Underground, before going solo with his first album2Pacalypse Nowin 1991. He went on to releaseStrictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.in 1993 andMe Against the Worldin 1995, before the double albumAll Eyez On Mewas released in February 1996, which represented two albums of his three-album deal with the controversial Death Row Records. On April 7, 2017Tupac Shakurwill be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The cast is lead by newcomerDemetrius Shipp Jr.in the role of Tupac Shakur, marking his featuring film debut.Danai Gurira(The Walking Dead) stars as the rapper’s mother,Afeni Shakur, a noted activist and Black Panther member, withKat Graham(The Vampire Diaries) asJada Pinkett, who became close friends with Tupac while attending the Baltimore School for the Arts. The cast also includesDominic Santana(Mr. Right) as Death Row Records founderSuge Knight,Jamal Woolardreprising his role as Biggie Smalls from theNotorious B.I.G.biopicNotorious,Keith Robinson(Dreamgirls) as Atron Gregory andLauren Cohan(The Walking Dead) as Leila Steinberg.
All Eyez On Meis produced by Morgan Creek’sJames G. RobinsonandDavid Robinsonalong with Program Pictures’LT HuttonforLionsgate. The film is directed byBenny Boom, written byJeremy N. Haft&Eddie GonzalezandSteven Bagatourian. This biopic will have plenty of competition on June 16, going up against Pixar’s animated sequelCars 3and Sony’sRock That BodystarringScarlett JohanssonandKate McKinnon. Take a look at the new poster forAll Eyez on Mebelow, as we await the new trailer.
