The long-awaited Tupac biopic finally has a start date. Producers/financiers Morgan Creek and Emmett/Furla/Oasis Films have announced plans to begin next spring.
The two companies held a reception for friends and supporters of the late emcee at the Zanzibar in Santa Monica last Thursday where producer Randall Emmett confirmed the 2014 shoot is a go.
The film was original set to start filming back in 2011 after a lengthy legal battle between Morgan Creek and the rapper’s mother Afeni Shakur. Morgan Creek sued Shakur claiming she had continued to negotiate for creative control of the film after signing over rights to her son’s music and story. Shakur countersued claiming she had no deal in place with Morgan Creek. But the dispute was settled out of court and Shakur is now an executive producer on the film.
Still no word, however, on who will play the slain rapper in the film or who will direct.
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