BabyGirl
04-03-2005, 11:22 PM
Notorious B.I.G.'s Life Coming to the Big Screen
His life was literally notorious, but a lot of folks revered him and still do. So it stands to reason that a film about his life would have serious appeal. Well, lookout because in the works is a movie about rapper Notorious B.I.G., aka "Biggie Smalls" or "Biggie."
The project will be a joint effort by Voletta Wallce, the late rapper's mother, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and 'Training Day' director Antoine Fuqua.
Wayne Barrow, who still handles B.I.G.'s affairs and manages Mrs. Wallace, said they're in talks with several studios.
Naturally P. Diddy is involved on a creative level and we're betting he'll get some face time in the production. Cheo Hodari Coker, author of "Unbelievable: The Life, Death and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G.," has been hired to write the screenplay.
The film will focus on Biggie the man, son and father, including little-known tidbits, such as his knack for West Indian cooking. A finished script is expected by summertime. It's also unknown if it will deal with the East Coast-West Coast drama that cost him his life as well as Tupac Shakur's.
OK, we know what you're thinking: Who's going to play Biggie? As one could expect, that will be quite a challenge for the filmmakers.
"It's going to be challenging to cast a B.I.G.," Barrow told MTV. "We've thrown a few names around, like "Big O" [actor Waverly W. Alford II] from '8 Mile.' Maybe Anthony Anderson ... because he has the humor. A few people said Guerilla Black, but we don't know how that's going to play out."
And what about the other characters? The roles of Lil' Kim, Faith Evans, Junior M.A.F.I.A. and Sean "P. Diddy-Puffy" Combs will depend upon the size of their roles in the finished script, Barrow said. In fact, the artists may even be invited to play themselves, depending on their availability.
The movie could begin filming as early as February 2006.
His life was literally notorious, but a lot of folks revered him and still do. So it stands to reason that a film about his life would have serious appeal. Well, lookout because in the works is a movie about rapper Notorious B.I.G., aka "Biggie Smalls" or "Biggie."
The project will be a joint effort by Voletta Wallce, the late rapper's mother, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and 'Training Day' director Antoine Fuqua.
Wayne Barrow, who still handles B.I.G.'s affairs and manages Mrs. Wallace, said they're in talks with several studios.
Naturally P. Diddy is involved on a creative level and we're betting he'll get some face time in the production. Cheo Hodari Coker, author of "Unbelievable: The Life, Death and Afterlife of the Notorious B.I.G.," has been hired to write the screenplay.
The film will focus on Biggie the man, son and father, including little-known tidbits, such as his knack for West Indian cooking. A finished script is expected by summertime. It's also unknown if it will deal with the East Coast-West Coast drama that cost him his life as well as Tupac Shakur's.
OK, we know what you're thinking: Who's going to play Biggie? As one could expect, that will be quite a challenge for the filmmakers.
"It's going to be challenging to cast a B.I.G.," Barrow told MTV. "We've thrown a few names around, like "Big O" [actor Waverly W. Alford II] from '8 Mile.' Maybe Anthony Anderson ... because he has the humor. A few people said Guerilla Black, but we don't know how that's going to play out."
And what about the other characters? The roles of Lil' Kim, Faith Evans, Junior M.A.F.I.A. and Sean "P. Diddy-Puffy" Combs will depend upon the size of their roles in the finished script, Barrow said. In fact, the artists may even be invited to play themselves, depending on their availability.
The movie could begin filming as early as February 2006.