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F. Gary Gray in Talks to Direct N.W.A Movie 'Straight Outta Compton' F. Gary Gray is in talks to direct Straight Outta Compton, the N.W.A biopic set up at New Line.  Gray beat out contenders John Singleton, George Tillman and Elgin James for the gig.
Andrea Berloff wrote the script for the project, which details the rise and fall of the Compton, Calif.-based group, whose initials stood for N-----z With Attitude. The members included drug dealer-turned-label founder Eazy-E, young DJ Dr. Dre and the politically active Ice Cube, plus MC Ren and DJ Yella. Another member, Arabian Prince, left N.W.A before the group released the groundbreaking debut album Straight Outta Compton in 1988. N.W.A fell victim to the familiar trappings of success, with egos and jealousies surfacing, and the group frittered away. Eazy-E's 1995 death of AIDS-related causes set the ex-members on a conciliatory path. Cube and Matt Alvarez are producing the movie via Cube Vision. Eazy-E's widow, Tomica Woods, who inherited his share of the song rights, also is producing. Gray was one of the three directors in contention to direct the Captain America sequel, and this move likely takes him out of the running for that job. (George Nolfi and the Russo Brothers are the front-runners still left standing.) Gray, repped by UTA and Principato Young, most recently directed 2009's Law-Abiding Citizen. He directed Friday, starring Ice Cube, and Set It Off for New Line in the mid-'90s.
Wise choice for F Gary Gray directing. Also with Ice Cube producing Since he was an original member of NWA.This story has to be told the right way. With IceCube involved it will be done very raw............The cast has yet to be announced but a release date of April 14th, 2014 has been set. [Edited 4/12/12 7:21am]  will ALWAYS think of  like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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FINALLLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY | |
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Excited! | |
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Now all they need to do is set up the right cast:
Anthony Mackie as Dr Dre
Marc John Jefferies as Eazy-E
Columbus Short as Ice Cube
Kevin Duhaney as MC Ren
Mel Jackson as DJ Yella
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Nice! Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener
All music is shit music and no music is real- gunsnhalen Datdonkeydick- Asherfierce Gary Hunts Album Isn't That Good- Soulalive | |
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Honestly, I was kinda happy to be done with them. Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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will ALWAYS think of like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that wasn't of this earth, would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. | |
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The boys can play themselves and get Ezell from "Friday" to put back on the Eazy E curl wig and the casting is done.   She has robes and she has monkeys, lazy diamond studded flunkies.... | |
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I will forever love and miss you...my sweet Prince. | |
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I'm laughing, but you are sooooo right. 