Tupac Biopic Being Released On His Birthday

(Radio.com) The upcoming Tupac biopic, All Eyez On Me, will be released in the US on June 16, which would have been the late rapper's 46th birthday, reports NME.

The trailer for the film was released on September 13 of last year, the 20th anniversary of the rapper's death. The movie, starring Demetrius Shipp Jr. as Tupac Shakur, has been picked up by Lionsgate for release in the U.S.

Directed by music video director Benny Boom, the film follows Shakur's life from his early days in East Harlem to his rise in hip-hop and Hollywood. Read more here.

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