all eyez on me
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All Eyez on Me Not So Much a Box-Office Flop
The new Tupac Shakur biopic, All Eyez on Me, released on what would have been the rapper’s 46th birthday, came in third place at the box office this weekend, behind Wonder Woman and Cars 3. Directed by Benny Boom and starring Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Tupac, the film grossed $27.1 million from 2,471 theaters, surpassing…
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All Eyez on a Flop
When I saw the trailer for All Eyez on Me, the film about the life of the late Tupac Shakur, I thought it looked like a big-budget version of the movies Lifetime made about Aaliyah and Whitney Houston. That is not a compliment. In fact, Aaliyah and Nippy are probably high-fiving each other in heaven…
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Jada Pinkett Smith Is Not Impressed With Tupac Biopic All Eyez on Me: ‘The Reimagining of My Relation to Pac Has Been Deeply Hurtful’
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith is not taking too kindly to the new Tupac biopic, All Eyez on Me, which just opened in theaters Friday on what would have been the hip-hop legend’s 46th birthday. More specifically, Pinkett Smith is not impressed with the way in which her relationship with Pac—a lifelong childhood friend—was portrayed in the…
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All Eyez on Me Star Demetrius Shipp Jr. on Being Tupac, a Role He Seemed Destined to Play
To say that a Tupac biopic has been a long time coming is an understatement. Perhaps few know that as well as Demetrius Shipp Jr., the icon’s “blink twice” doppelgänger who was originally cast in the role in 2011 and waited through a handful of directors, including John Singleton and Carl Franklin, before Benny Boom,…
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Watch: Official Trailer for Tupac Biopic All Eyez on Me
The official trailer for the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me was released Thursday, and needless to say, it seems that the movie-makers have found the perfect actor to play the slain rapper. The movie tells the story of Shakur’s early days in New York City and continues up through his evolution into one…
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Tupac’s Mom, Afeni Shakur, Remembered in Memorial Service in Brooklyn, NY
The fierce and fearless mother of slain rapper Tupac Shakur was remembered by old-school Black Panthers and activists on Saturday in Brooklyn, N.Y., reports Brooklyn News 12. Afeni Shakur was a former Black Panther and member of the Panther 21, who were jailed on conspiracy charges to bomb police stations, department stores and other public…