Nick Cassavetes, who co-wrote the movie Blow and directed The Notebook has formally agreed to direct the upcoming Freeway Rick Ross biopic. Ross, the former Southern California drug dealer who spent 20 years in federal prison, previously said he was hopeful Cassavetes would direct the film. And while Ross’ tale of allegedly moving over 100 kilograms of cocaine each week during his heyday sounds similar to George Jung of Blow, Cassavetes says he’s drawn to the project for other reasons.
“My brother was a mercenary,” Cassavetes told Reuters. “He worked in Central America training the Contras, so in a way the story is personal to me. The fact that our government may have been complicit in destroying an entire community of people makes the story personal for everyone.”
No notable actors have been attached to the project, but Cassavetes said he has directly spoken to both Mark Wahlberg and Leonardo DiCaprio about roles. Cassavetes, who is the son of independent filmmaker John Cassavetes added that the script, which he was commissioned to write last summer, is finished. At this time Ross and Cassavetes are looking for full financing from independent investors.
wait isnt this guy black?
probably a role for the feds or something
Dude…Nick Cassavetes, Leo Dicaprio, and Mark Wahlberg? Holy living fuck, I am seeing this movie.
this is going to be great sounds like a great movie have to see it
They made this movie years ago. It was called American Gangster.
Yep
How dumb do you too sound? American Gangster was about Frank Lucas and drug lord that cut the middle man out and imported his dope straight from Asia. Rick Ross would be speaking of the Government involvment to bring drugs to the Projects and lower class neighborhoods in America.
If you want to hide something from a nigga put it in a book and all the fake shit on the big screen and they will believe it all
50 cent should play rick ross in the movie, be a slap to that fake rapper ross
i like the sound of that
he could lose like 40 pounds again and grow a beard to look more like him
good one!!!
This story needs to be on the big screen. Why does the truth always come out 25 years later. The real culprits for devastating the black community will burn in hell.
Should be good. More movies that expose government exploitation of minorities the better. Imagine what we’re gonna learn about their operations today 20 years from now..
damn this nigga got leo and whalberg? the fake rick ross just got shitted on
I am soooo proud of “The Real Rick Ross” This will be a good true movie nothing held back!
The fake Rick Ross should try to play the Real Rick Ross since he wanted to be him so bad, he might as well go all the way!!!! This is his chance to really see how it is to be The Real Rick Ross!!!!!
Nick Cassavetes isn’t very smart director, so he should be fired