If Tupac lived and thrived as a movie star, what roles could you see him doing?
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i been into Alternate History "What If?" ? lately so i've been giving this a lot of thought
Pac IMHO was ready to fall back from music and go heavy into acting, basically like Cube did. Thing is, we all know Pac was a superior actor to Cube. And LL. Hell, Pac was better than Will Smith was at the time of his death. He had great range - comedy, action, drama. Gridlock'd proved he had Oscar caliber talent.
We know that George Lucas wanted him for Mace Windu.
Singleton wanting him in Baby Boy instead of Tyrese is also well known.
So what other roles could you see Pac doing? Some of the ideas I had:
Belly - instead of Nas? Jesus Christ, yes please lol ? . Could you imagine how much this alone would improve the film? ? around and add another 2 whole points to its IMDB score.
Training Day - in Ethan Hawke's role, so both him and Denzel would be "playing against type". Making it 2 black cops would add another interesting racial layer to the story
Any Given Sunday - I can picture him killing that monologue where ? Beaman rants at Pacino about the plight of Black QBs. Pac was the same height as Jamie Foxx btw
25th Hour - just because its looking like that was the last great Spike Lee Joint smfh
Face Off 2 - with him and Will Smith. Lol i'm straight dreamin here but wouldn't that be some ? ?
any Fast and Furious
Some kind of great black historical figure in a biopic......Lumumba perhaps?
Matrix - Neo's role doesn't ask for much.....I think he'd understand this better than Will would at the time
Django - no explanation needed
Trying to think of a comic book film but I'm drawing a blank.
Pac IMHO was ready to fall back from music and go heavy into acting, basically like Cube did. Thing is, we all know Pac was a superior actor to Cube. And LL. Hell, Pac was better than Will Smith was at the time of his death. He had great range - comedy, action, drama. Gridlock'd proved he had Oscar caliber talent.
We know that George Lucas wanted him for Mace Windu.
Singleton wanting him in Baby Boy instead of Tyrese is also well known.
So what other roles could you see Pac doing? Some of the ideas I had:
Belly - instead of Nas? Jesus Christ, yes please lol ? . Could you imagine how much this alone would improve the film? ? around and add another 2 whole points to its IMDB score.
Training Day - in Ethan Hawke's role, so both him and Denzel would be "playing against type". Making it 2 black cops would add another interesting racial layer to the story
Any Given Sunday - I can picture him killing that monologue where ? Beaman rants at Pacino about the plight of Black QBs. Pac was the same height as Jamie Foxx btw
25th Hour - just because its looking like that was the last great Spike Lee Joint smfh
Face Off 2 - with him and Will Smith. Lol i'm straight dreamin here but wouldn't that be some ? ?
any Fast and Furious
Some kind of great black historical figure in a biopic......Lumumba perhaps?
Matrix - Neo's role doesn't ask for much.....I think he'd understand this better than Will would at the time
Django - no explanation needed
Trying to think of a comic book film but I'm drawing a blank.
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? is this??
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Uhh, nah.
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no love for "What If" speculation lol...aiight then......
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? TUPAC!!!! WHERES THE BLACK JESUS THREAD!?!??!
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He would be a positive role model and activists against police brutality.
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I couldn't see him in none of those roles except for baby boy because he was supposed to get that role.
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Nah.
The 25th Hour was supposed to revolve around an Irish American.
And Training Day was supposed to have a naive whiteboy being kicked around the whole movie until he makes things right.
I agree with the dude who said he hates "what if" scenarios, but I get your intent.
I like the idea of Pac playing Django though. -
Avon barksdale and a bunch of tyler perry movies
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Tupac would have been dope in the wire series.
I think Jon Singleton would have overloaded him on a bunch of movies and then he would be doing stereotypical series on the side.
A CSI LA with Pac would've been dope.
I think he would
Django was strictly for Jamie, no-one should play that role. -
Will was guna play Django
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Yeah I can see the director of Any Given Sunday saying I need a black guy who is 5'9.... hmmmm Jamie Foxx or Tupac
WTF??? -
nickel-us P wrote: »Will was guna play Django
I never heard Will say ? -
Yeah I can see the director of Any Given Sunday saying I need a black guy who is 5'9.... hmmmm Jamie Foxx or Tupac
WTF???
Shiiiiiet, Oliver Stone ORIGINALLY wanted Diddy as ? Beaman....but his audition was turrible cuz Diddy can't act for ? lol
smh @ Diddy starring in the Broadway revival of Raisin in the Sun......Pac woulda did Walter Lee justice -
Crash
Brooklyn's Finest
The Wire (television)
Bad Boys (cop or villain)
Life
Antwone Fisher
Next Friday, Friday After Next
American Gangster (not Denzel's role, but starred in it)
Paid In Full
Men of Honor
any one of these Marvel/DC superhero flicks
42
Seven Pounds
Leprechaun in the Hood (lol)
I could go on and on, but y'all get the point... -
nickel-us P wrote: »Will was guna play Django
I never heard Will say ?
Bad boys 2 -
Yo bro I just realized will smith is living the life Pac could've. Movie star, married to jada, etc.
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ROZAYTABERNACLE wrote: »Yo bro I just realized will smith is living the life Pac could've. Movie star, married to jada, etc.
her daughter noticed that too -
he would've played 2pac in notorious
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ROZAYTABERNACLE wrote: »Yo bro I just realized will smith is living the life Pac could've. Movie star, married to jada, etc.
you saying the fresh prince was the shooter in vegas?