Oscar-Nominated Nixon Writers to Pen Tupac Biopic
Stephen J. Rivele and Chris Wilkinson, screenwriters behind 1995’s Nixon, are confirmed to compose a movie chronicling rapper Tupac Shakur’s life. Training Day director Antoine Fuqua joins forces with the pair for the unnamed picture.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsBrooklyn's Finest
Release Date: Out Now Director: Antoine Fuqua Writer: Michael C. Martin Cinematographer: Patrick Murguia Starring: Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Richard Gere, Wesley Snipes Studio/Runtime: Overture, 133 mins. Three Brooklyn cops, one well-worn destination Antoine Fuqua, director of the stiff-shouldered new drama Brooklyn’s Finest, mines the sturdy, winded mythology of the big-city-cop movie with sincerity. He works best at a mid-range budget and makes muscular, brutal movies that trade in the clichés of the genre but demand our submission to their dramatic overtures. “King Kong ain’t got shit on me!” Denzel Washington famously declares in Training Day, Fuqua’s best film,... read more
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