Allen Hughes (Menace II Society director/sued Pac for assault) is making a 2pac documentary

[Dr. Narcisse]

Director Allen Hughes, who helmed the award-winning documentary "The Defiant Ones," has closed a deal with Tupac Shakur's estate for a five-part docu-series for which he will have full access to all of the late rappers released and unreleased recordings, writings, and poetry, according to an announcement from his representative.

The announcement says the series will be "the first definitive, comprehensive project on Shakur with the full cooperation of the estate," reports variety.com.

A representative for the estate confirmed the deal.

Hughes will direct and is an executive producer with Lasse Järvi and Charles D. King. A representative for Hughes declined to provide further information.

Hughes himself worked with Shakur in the early 1990s, directing a video (with his brother, Albert Hughes) for the rapper's early hit "Brenda's Got a Baby". However, the two got into a fistfight in 1993 that resulted in the rapper being sent to jail for 15 days.

The dispute came about after Shakur was cast in the Hughes brothers' breakthrough film "Menace II Society". They argued with Shakur over his character during a script reading and the rapper left the film.

The fight actually occurred later, during the shooting of a Spice1 video connected to the film. Shakur and Hughes reportedly began arguing again and the rapper and/or his entourage seriously beat up the director. Hughes pressed charges for assault and the rapper was found guilty in 1994 but was sentenced to just 15 days. The rapper was murdered in 1996.[IANS]

'Defiant Ones' director to helm docu-series on Tupac

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

Speaking on the fight..

I get why Allen/Hughes Bros wouldn't want Pac as O-Dog. It would have been too obvious and it allowed for Larenz Tate to really shine in that role. Tate turned out to be perfect for the role.

I sorta get why they cast him as Sharif, but the role was way too small for a guy like Pac. When I was young I use to imagine Pac in the O-Dog role, but the real role that was right for him was Caine. He would have been much better in that role than Tyrin Turner

Seems like thats the role they should have pitched Pac from the get go and they might have avoided the beef. And before people say Pac was strictly gangster roles you gotta remember he worked on Poetic Justice around that time.

 

[NoGutsNoGLory]

 

[Sbp]

Nah pac would've been great as Sharif. He would've had a more passionate militant angry Black man in your face approach to the role. Remember Caine said Sharif was an ex knucklehead turned Muslim. He wouldn't have been as tame as Vonte Sweet was.

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

Nah pac would've been great as Sharif. He would've had a more passionate militant angry Black man in your face approach to the role. Remember Caine said Sharif was an ex knucklehead turned Muslim. He wouldn't have been as tame as Vonte Sweet was.

I think the issue is he still wouldn't had the screen time or script to really matter.