Lionsgate are planning a 2 Live Crew biopic The Book Of Luke. The film will be based on the memoir Book Of Luke: My Fight For Truth, Justice And Liberty City by the band’s leader Luther Campbell. Me And Earl And The Dying Girl break out star RJ Cyler is to play the role of Campbell in the planned film. More on the 2 Live Crew movie below.
2 Live Crew movie planned
2 Live Crew movie to be titled The Book Of Luke
2 Live Crew were a controversial hip-hop outfit from Miami who gained notoriety in the 1980s for sexual themes running throughout their work. Deadline, who broke the news of the movie, says that the film will be Straight Outta Compton meets The People Vs. Larry Flynt, and will chart the the rise of a provocative hip hop group and its envelope-pushing antics that got Campbell out of his poverty-stricken origins in Miami to become a millionaire and a galvanizing symbol of free speech.
Amazon has some details on the source material behind this planned 2 Live Crew movie:
The raw and powerful true story of how one man invented Southern Hip-Hop, saved the First Amendment, and became a role model for his disenfranchised Miami neighborhood–living proof that one person can make a difference in the world.
A rap artist, wealthy musical entrepreneur, high school coach, and involved, active citizen–Luther Campbell’s life is a reflection of modern America. His is a tale that touches on the most pressing issues of our time: sex, creativity versus the corporate bottom line, conservative values and artistic freedom, personal rights, the gangster mentality of music companies, the rise of entrepreneurship, and the power–and responsibilities–of individuals to care for their neighborhoods, their country, and the people around them.
The 2 Live Crew movie will be written by Craig A. Williams.
More on The Book Of Luke as we get it.
