Open Casting for Tupac movie

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Have you always thought you and rapper Tupac Shakur were separated at birth? Do you have an affinity for all things West Coast? Do you make “W” signs with your fingers when excited? If you answered yes to any of these then you may have what it takes to portray the famed rapper in Antoine Fuqua’s biopic on the character!

Source: Dark Horizons

Morgan Creek Productions have launched the In Search of Tupac website in an effort to find a leading actor for their upcoming Tupac Shakur biopic.
The site allows anyone to submit a five-minute video of themselves performing a provided courtroom monologue and their favorite 2Pac song. All audition videos have to be submitted before April 30th.

This goes right in line with previous statements of looking for an “unknown” actor in the title role, and I’ve already wrapped a bandana around my head in preparation for tryouts excitement. You can submit your video at the official “in search of Tupac” site here. I’m a super huge fan of the late great Tupac and will be sure to share more information as soon as it’s available.

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      2. I don’t know about that one Rodney. In what aspect is he overated? Are you talking about him as a actor or rapper. I can see your point if your talking about acting because he only performed in a few movies. Juice being his best performace in my opinion. As far as people remembering him, he is apart of American pop culture now. People of my generation (generation X)and younger all know who he is. Now his status as a rapper knows no equal. He is unequaled lyrically and poetically. He imbued his music with a social consciousness that voiced the spirit of an old soul. No other rapper has come close to that since. Eminem is his closet succesor and that’s about it in my opinion. Overated as an actor maybe but not as a rapper. He’ll be remembered long after we are all dead and forgotten. Hell…they already teach college courses on his poetry.

      3. He is only popular and recognized in regards to his music. If you are not a fan of his particular style of music, then he isn’t even on your radar.

        Considering he was not mainstream, and outside of those fans no one knows who he is aside from “that rapper that got shot”

        Its like saying Nathan Fillion is huge, while in reality most people don’t know his name unless they were fans of Firefly or Castle.

        Tupac might have influenced and had impact on the rapping scene, but for the rest of the world that doesn’t listen to rap. He is a celebrated criminal and a rapper.

        They teach college courses on Klingon Language, Twilight and the Tactical Strategy of Starcraft as well. I am sure if you look hard enough there are even courses offered for Science from Superheroes to Global Warming and Zombies in Popular Media. Hardly an endorsement.

        I am just saying he isn’t as big a deal as some people make of the guy.

        1. His song “dear mama” was added to the library of congress in 2010 and he’s only the third rapper to ever have a song added. He may not be what some consider “mainstream” but he’s certainly made songs that have resonated outside his genre. Heck, MTV ranked him #2 on their top 100 MC’s of all time list!

          The Harvard co-sponsored symposium touches on his impact on everything from entertainment to sociology and I think he resonates better, especially after all this time, with those that actually listened to his music while he was alive (and some shortly after his death). Overrated? nah, just different strokes for different folks.

      4. ” He is only popular and recognized in regards to his music. If you are not a fan of his particular style of music, then he isn’t even on your radar. ”

        my point is that the people who’s radar he IS on, a very large percentage of them believe he IS NOT dead. it has nothing to do with him being over rated or whatever. its the same with Elvis, for those who dont have him on their radar, they may consider him to be over rated, but just like Tupac, a large percentage of his fans think he’s not dead. thats all i was saying, a large number of people think Tupac is still alive, simple as that.

      5. MisterMcfly23 and Anthony make good points and Rodney I can see your point too. But like Anthony said it’s pretty much different strokes for different folks. For the folks who are aware of him holistically, his musical, social and political impact on society I doubt they would say he was overated. For those who find that he is not their cup of tea, they can state that they just aren’t into the guy. They couldn’t rate him because they haven’t heard his music, writing,speeches or interviews. He was a complex cat just as we all are and I think his story will grow as time moves foward. MisterMcfly23 gave Elvis as an example. I site Bruce Lee at the height of his life and popularity he wasn’t mainstream but because his contribution to martial arts filtered through cinema, video games and Mixed Martial Arts, who today if you asked would say they haven’t heard of Bruce Lee.

      6. But unlike Elvis, even people who could care less about his music still know a fair deal about who Elvis was. Tupac is in a very niche market.

        Elvis is dead and even those fans who want to believe he faked his death know he is. I highly doubt that most Tupac fans think he is still alive. There may be some that hope so, but there is nothing to suggest it.

        1. People know who Elvis was? that’s seriously debatable. Kids of today can barely spell Elvis or Tupac let alone tell you anything about either of their lives or careers.

          I asked my 15 year old sister if she knew who Lauren Hill was and she told me “Yeah, the country singer”… I still feel bad for my sister.

          But ironically a good portion of devoted Tupac fans adamantly believe that Tupac also faked his death similar to the theories that surround Elvis. Just google the words “Tupac” and the number “7” and you’ll come across thousands of results suggesting/arguing this point.

          I understand why you have doubts. It’s logical! But I seriously have doubts that Tupac is in a niche market, considering they’re making another movie about him.

      9. Elvis -Tupac issue.
        Elvis has always been pounded in our heads since day one.
        with pbs specials, velvet paintings, movies,collector plates/china,Graceland.

        Tupac is everywhere in the shopping malls in form of T-shirts,posters,caps, etc.

        Different Strokes alright.
        Just like Tony Montana is (for whatever reason) a cult figure all of a sudden. (Damn you MTV Cribs!)

        same can be said about Kurt Cobain.

        if they made a Movie about that fat-ass Biggie Smalls then we should get a film about Tupac!
        just pray we dont get a Kanye or P. Diddy, Puff Daddy bull sh%t movie.
        that’s when we can all complain!

      3. Juice is the performance I fondly remember. His transition from sane to psychotic felt so real it was scary. As for his music career, for a guy who started out rapping on the Humpty Dance, he ended up becoming the most poetic and philosophical rappers of all time.

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