First Trailer for Tupac Shakur Biopic All Eyez On Me
Lionsgate have released the intense new trailer for the spookily cast Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me, which aims to illustrate the backstory and political beliefs held by the iconic rapper.
The trailer sees Tupac (Demetrius Shipp, Jr.) being introduced prior to a performance, then cuts to his revolutionary stepfather Mutulu Shakur (Jamie Hector) saying, “You must stand for something. You must live for something and you must be willing to die for something.”
When then cut to the figures that help to shape the person he was becoming before his life was tragically cut short in 1996: A voiceover by his mother Afeni Shakur (Danai Gurira) tells him, “They are going to give you the tools you need to destroy yourself.” A record executive tells him, “We love your music, Tupac. You paint a picture for the listener that’s not always pretty, but it’s real.”
All Eyez on Me is directed by Benny Boom, and stars Lauren Cohan, Kat Graham, and Jamal Woolard as friend-turned-rival Notorious B.I.G. he film’s title is taken from Shakur’s fourth studio album, which was released in early 1996 and sold 10 million of the 75 million in total sales of Shakur’s albums.
The film is produced by James G. Robinson and David C. Robinson of Morgan Creek Productions, along with L.T. Hutton.
Lionsgate, which is releasing the movie through its Summit and Codeblack labels, has set a June 16 release for All Eyez on Me, on what would have been the rapper’s 46th birthday.
