NBA player Elton Brand has signed on to co-produce the upcoming Tupac Shakur biopic, Tupac. The film, directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and executive produced by Tupac’s mom Afeni Shakur-Davis, is currently in production in Los Angeles, California, New York City, New York, Las Vegas, Nevada and Georgia.

As previously reported, Soulja Boy was in talks to star as ‘Pac in the film. “I got an email from William Morris Agency — that’s my agency that I’m with — they reached out to me to play the part. I’m just still thinking about it right now,” he said at the time.

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