Back in June the first trailer for the Tupac biopic “All Eyez on Me” debuted. The newest trailer is out and it features Tupac Shakur, played by Demetrius Shipp, Jr., meeting Biggie. Jamal “Gravy” Woolard reprises his role as the Notorious B.I.G., he also played the Black Frank White in the 2009 Biggie biopic “Ready to Die.”
The trailer is narrated by Danai Gurira AKA Michonne from the The Walking Dead, who plays Tupac’s mother, the late Afeni Shakur.
“They are going to come after you and everything you love. They are gonna give you the tools that you need to destroy yourself,” she warns her son.
In December of 2015, we showed you behind-the-scene photos of Demetrius Shipp Jr. and Jamal Woolard looking perfect for the parts of Tupac and Biggie Smalls.
All Eyez on Me also stars also stars Kat Graham (“The Vampire Diaries”) as Jada Pinkett, Dominic Santana (“Mr. Right”) as Death Row Records CEO Suge Knight, Keith Robinson (“Dreamgirls”) as Atron Gregory, and Lauren Cohan (“The Walking Dead”) as Leila Steinberg. The biopic is directed by Benny Boom.
“All Eyez on Me” busts into theaters on Friday, June 16, 2017, which would have been Tupac’s 46th birthday.