Cassie to Star In ‘Honey 3’, Benny Boom Directs Tupac Movie + Sherri Shepherd Snags ‘Rosewood’ Role

Benny Boom is the new director for Morgan Creek’s Tupac Shakur movie. The Hollywood Reporter reports

The company, which has been working for years to bring the late rapper’s story to the big screen, is operating with a sense of urgency given that the music rights will revert back to Shakur’s mother, Afeni Shakur, at the end of the year if the film isn’t in production by then. Carl Franklin was poised to direct as recently as the summer, picking up the baton after John Singleton dropped out in April and trashed Morgan Creek in the process.

Boom confirmed the news on Instagram. See below.

I am blessed with the opportunity of a lifetime. Telling the story of this revolutionary, artist, visionary, genius, soldier! I will make him proud and uphold the legacy. ????

A photo posted by @boomlife on Nov 30, 2015 at 4:37pm PST

[Blogs IndieWire, Deadline, The Hollywood Reporter]

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