We’re getting the script tight and we’re starting to cast. Hopefully we’ll start shooting in April. We’ve had a few different writers; we’re still working that out. We’re going for a dramatic story that encompasses hip-hop, dope-dealing, Reaganomics, Aids, LAPD, rap feuds, FBI, PMRC, the Parental Advisory stickers on the records … all of it.

Sounds ambitious! 

And further, when asked about rumors that his son, O’Shea Jackson Jr would be playing him in the film, Ice Cube shared:

Yes. I’ve been trying to get that pushed along. Just wanna make sure that he’s the best man for the job.

He added that his son reminded him of himself at that age, stating:

At that age people think that I was all serious and mean, but there was a mixture of hot and cold. I could turn on a dime. And he has my temperament.

nwa 2A photo of his son, O’Shea Jackson Jr, is on the left. He looks just like his father, doesn’t he?

Also worth noting, Eazy-E’s widow, Tomica Woods, who inherited his share of NWA song rights, was also previously said to be involved, as a producer. This was when the project was languishing at New Line. At the time, Andrea Berloff, who wrote the screenplay to Oliver Stone’s World Trade Center, was to pen the script. Jonathan Herman (whose only IMDB writing credit is for an erotic short film titled Firepussy) will write a new draft.

But here are a couple of questions for you folks: do any of you really want to see an NWA biopic? 

Fans of the group are 20+ years older now (myself included. I was in high school during the group’s heydays). And, while I can’t speak for others, I can say that I’m not all-that interested in seeing a film based on the the group’s story. I enjoyed the music – and even occasionally still blast it from time to time; but that’s good enough for me. I’m not high on seeing a film about them, and I wonder if others from my generation, who grew up with the music, feel the same way. 

I wonder who the film’s target audience will be. I’d go out on a limb and say those under the age of 25 may not even be familiar enough with the group and its music, to want to pay $12 to see their lives unfold on the big screen. So what audience is this film being made for?

You tell me…

But no matter, it’s good to know that the project is finally moving along, after years in limbo.

Article Appeared @http://blogs.indiewire.com/shadowandact/ice-cube-pushing-for-his-son-to-play-him-in-nwa-biopic-says-film-will-be-comprehensive

 

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