The very first image and full synopsis for F. Gary Gray’s N.W.A. biopic STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON has been revealed by Universal. The film, based on the lives of South Central LA rappers Ice Cube, MC Ren, Yella, Dr. Dre and Easy-E, will be released in cinemas on August 14th, 2015. O’Shea Jackson Jr. will play Cube (his real-life son), Jason Mitchell will play Eazy-E, and Corey Hawkins is Dr. Dre.
In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.
Starring O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON is directed by F. Gary Gray (Friday, Set It Off, The Italian Job). The drama is produced by original N.W.A. members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, who are joined by fellow producers Matt Alvarez and Tomica Woods-Wright. Will Packer serves as executive producer of the film alongside Gray.
Check out the image and the full synopsis below. FYI, that’s rthe eal-life Cube, (director) Gray and Dre at the back.
Source: Universal
Film Cutting
Jun 18, 2014 at 11:25 pm
Seems like this can only be behind the music-style movie.http://filmcutting.com/check-out-the-cast-of-n-w-a-biopic-straight-outta-compton/