Kat Graham Joins Tupac Movie, Portraying Jada Pinkett Smith (EXCLUSIVE)

[KingsOfKings]

JANUARY 12, 2016 | 10:46AM PTDave McNary

Film Reporter@Variety_DMcNary

Kat Graham will portray Jada Pinkett Smith in the Tupac Shakur movie “All Eyez on Me,”Variety has learned exclusively.
Smith and Shakur were high school classmates at the Baltimore School for the Arts and remained friends before his 1996 murder. The film is currently shooting in Atlanta.

“All Eyez on Me” chronicles the life and legacy of Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip-hop artist and actor, his imprisonment and his time at Death Row Records. The film is directed by Benny Boom and stars Demetrius Shipp, Jr. as Tupac and “Walking Dead” star Danai Gurira as Shakur’s mother, Afeni Shakur.

The film’s title is taken from Shakur’s fourth studio album, which was released in early 1996. The film is produced by James G. Robinson and David Robinson of Morgan Creek Productions along with LT Hutton.

Shakur’s mother Afeni Shakur serves as executive producer. The film will be distributed by Open Road.

Graham can currently be seen on CW’s “The Vampire Diaries.” She released her debut album “Roxbury Drive” and will be releasing new music in the spring. Graham is also executive producing dance drama “From the Top” for the CW with Warner Bros TV.

Graham is repped by WME, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and the law firm Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro & Shulman.

 

[KingsOfKings]

she so fine too me

 

[hayesc0]

she so fine too me

Yep she would get the no pullout treatment.

 

[mr x]

This news was in the official thread

 

[Here Comes the Pain]

I love me some kat graham. They did the right thing.

 

[satam55]

This news was in the official thread

What's the link to the official thread?

 

[hayesc0]

Anyone else seen that sex scene.

Spoiler: Kat Graham sex scene

 

[Roman Brady]

Funny how these mixed race ppl who don't identify themselves as black will gladly play the part in a biopic about a black legend

 

[pickles]

She looks exactly like young Jada.

 

[Dirty D]

What's the link to the official thread?

http://www.thecoli.com/threads/tupac-biopic-has-started-filming.383645/

This is listed in the OP posted almost a month ago. There is casting news on this movie that came out today: the actress playing Afeni Shakur is Danai Gurira aka Michonne from the Walking Dead. Mutulu Shakur will be played by Jamie Hector aka Marlo from the Wire.

 

[chosenaledge13]

She looks exactly like young Jada.

 

[3:30]

Funny how these mixed race ppl who don't identify themselves as black will gladly play the part in a biopic about a black legend

You have no clue what your talkin about. She damn near dropped an album in '14 , and her style is fukkin dope. I believe her roots are East African but she def identifies w western black culture fool

 

[Roman Brady]

You have no clue what your talkin about. She damn near dropped an album in '14 , and her style is fukkin dope. I believe her roots are East African but she def identifies w western black culture fool

Who doesn't identify with black culture moron she's another Christel khalil it's just that Hollywood doesn't have a box for them so it's in their best interest to be categorized as black if they want any exposure

 

[3:30]

Who doesn't identify with black culture moron she's another Christel khalil it's just that Hollywood doesn't have a box for them so it's in their best interest to be categorized as black if they want any exposure

so her acting black while being black is contrived? you sound dumb lol.

 

[Ziggiy]

I've got a bad feeling about this.....