Kat Graham has booked the role of Jada Pinkett Smith in the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me, Variety reports.
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Both ladies certainly favor each other. But aside from looks, Pinkett Smith was such an important person in Shakur's development as a teen. We're sure Graham is going to bring it in her portrayal of a young Pinkett, circa the 1980s, in Baltimore. Shakur and Pinkett Smith attended a performing-arts high school there and remained close friends even as they pursued careers in entertainment.
The All Eyez on Me biopic is official; Shakur's mother, Afeni Shakur, is attached to the project as executive producer. Bennie Boom is directing the film, and Shakur will be played by newcomer Demetrius Shipp Jr.
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