F. Gary Gray Under Consideration for ‘G.I. Joe II’
*Directors F. Gary Gray and Jon M. Chu have emerged as the frontrunners to direct Paramount’s sequel to “G.I. Joe.” The franchise follow-up is a high-priority project for the studio, which hopes to...
View ArticleF. Gary Gray to Direct ‘Last Days of American Crime’
*F. Gary Gray is now attached to direct “The Last Days of American Crime,” a heist movie for IM Global and Radical Pictures in which Sam Worthington is set to star, according to the Hollywood Reporter....
View ArticleF. Gary Gray to Direct NWA Biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’
*F. Gary Gray is in final talks to direct “Straight Outta Compton,” the New Line film that traces the founding of groundbreaking rap group NWA, featuring Eazy E, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, MC Ren and DJ Yella....
View ArticleNo ‘Love & Hip Hop ATL’ Reunion Show? and F. Gary Gray Fired from NWA Film?
*OK, how about some straight up morning gossip? Alright then, here we go. According to scandalous website Diary of a Hollywood Street King or HSK, Season 2 couldn’t even be all the way over before the...
View ArticleDir. F. Gary Gray Combines Love for Motorcycling and Film in New Doc
*Since director F. Gary Gray loves motorcycling almost as much as he loves making movies, its only fitting that his next project combine the two passions in a documentary that follows an epic journey...
View ArticleRobert Townsend Shines Light on How Black Cinema Has Changed
*When Robert Townsend was in his prime of filmmaking, “Hollywood Shuffle“ and “The Five Heartbeats“ were classic results. Nowadays, he says black films are made a little differently — with a powerful...
View ArticleUniversal’s NWA Biopic Finds Its Dr. Dre and Eazy E (Report)
*Universal’s N.W.A biopic “Straight Outta Compton” is finally moving forward with cast for its three lead roles reportedly in place. After more than five years and four screenwriters, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube...
View ArticleFirst Look: Cast of Universal’s NWA Biopic; Release Date Set
*It’s all official now. Universal Pictures released a photo of the confirmed cast of its N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton,” and announced Wednesday that the movie will be released on Friday, Aug....
View ArticleDr. Dre Didn’t Want Son to Portray Him in N.W.A. Biopic
*Dr. Dre, a.k.a. Andre Young, put the kibosh on plans for his son to play him in the N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton” because he thought the teen’s acting skills weren’t up to par. Newcomer...
View ArticleThe Tatum Talks: Who’s Really to Blame for the ‘Straight Outta Compton’...
*Leave Kristan alone. You all are throwing rotten tomatoes at the wrong person. If you’re just tuning in, let me fill you in… Last week, Kristan Berona, casting director for Sande Alessi Casting...
View ArticleNWA Biopic Finds Its Snoop Dogg, Warren G and Tomica Woods
*Universal’s upcoming N.W.A. biopic continues to pad its cast, adding actors for the roles of Snoop Dogg, Warren G. and Eazy-E’s widow Tomica Woods. Actor Keith Stanfield, currently in theaters in “The...
View Article‘Straight Outta Compton’ Releases Trailer to Upcoming Music Biopic (Watch)
*Recently, Ice Cube performed in Sydney, Austraila where he unveiled the trailer to his anticipated N.W.A biopic, “Straight Outta Compton.” The film stars Ice Cube’ son O’Shea Jackson Jr. (playing...
View ArticleJohn Singleton Speaks On Why He Isn’t Directing Tupac Shakur Biopic
*Despite the release of various biopics on music artists, one artist who hasn’t gotten his life story told on the big screen is Tupac Shakur. As we reported earlier, Carl Franklin will be the next...
View ArticleIce Cube Talks N.W.A. Biopic, Eazy-E & who Invented ‘Gangster Rap’
*With an influential role in gangsta rap, trailblazing members who would later change rap music and controversy throughout its existence, N.W.A.’s place in hip-hop history is secure. On August 14, the...
View ArticleNew TV Spot for NWA Biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ (Watch)
*A new TV spot for “Straight Outta Compton” has surfaced ahead of its August 14 arrival in theaters. Per Universal Pictures: In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most...
View ArticleIce Cube: Son Playing Him in NWA Pic is Like ‘Back to the Future’
*The N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton” doesn’t have much in common with the classic ‘80’s film “Back to the Future,” but in Ice Cube’s eyes, there is something that both movies can boast. That...
View ArticleKevin Hart, F. Gary Gray, Gugu Mbatha-Raw Invited to Join Academy
*The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has issued invitations to 322 new members to join the Oscar-granting organization — among them actors Kevin Hart, David Oyelowo and Gugu Mbatha-Raw;...
View Article‘Straight Outta Compton’ Cast Talks ‘Making History About History’
*The stars of “Straight Outta Compton” which opens in theaters in North America on Friday, August 14, recently held a press conference in Los Angeles and EUR was there to cover. Corey Hawkins, Jason...
View Article‘Compton is the 6th Character': Director F. Gary Gray (Watch)
*EUR talked to “Straight Outta Compton” director, F. Gary Gray about working with an award-worthy cast, when he “fanned out,” and the cutting room floor. EUR: Talk about the city of Compton being the...
View ArticleThe Pulse of Entertainment: Straight Outta Compton Gives it to You Straight...
*VH1 and BET Award winner Rapper/Actor/Producer Ice Cube (Barbershop, Ride Along) and six-time Grammy Award winning Producer/Rapper/Entrepreneur Dr. Dre (Aftermath’s Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and 50...
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