Inspired perhaps from the recent release of “Notorious” comes news that New Line Cinema are developing an N.W.A biopic appropriately titled “Straight Outta Compton” – much more PC than “Fuck Da Police” or “Niggaz With Attitude”.
The announcement of course, raises so many questions: Who will play Eazy-E? Are Ice Cube and Dre going to do a reverse Benjamin Button and play young versions of themselves? Will there be an FBI side plot?
EW reports: The project will chronicle the rise and fall of the rap quartet, founded by Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and MC Ren, whose songs were so incendiary (i.e. “F— tha Police”) they were banned from radio playlists but still sold millions of albums. Then came the inevitable fiery breakup, a grudge match between the former bandmates, and Eazy-E’s tragic death due to AIDS. The film’s producers, which include Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, and Tomica Wright (Eazy-E’s widow), and Circle of Confusion entertainment, are now actively searching for a director along the lines of Curtis Hanson (8 Mile).
