Jamie Hector has been cast in the Tupac biopic, All Eyez On Me to play the role of Tupac’s stepfather, Mutulu Shakur, Complex reports.
Hector starred in the HBO series The Wire as Marlo Stanfield. He has since appeared in The Strain and the Starz show Power, which is executive produced by 50 Cent.
Playing Afeni Shakur, Mutulu’s wife and Tupac’s mother, is Danai Gurira. She is known for her role as Michonne in The Walking Dead.
Other roles cast for All Eyez On Me include Jamal Woolard for The Notorious B.I.G., Dominic L. Santana for Suge Knight and Kat Graham for Jada Pinkett Smith.
Demetrius Shipp, Jr. is playing Tupac in the Benny Boom-directed film.
He look like he can play Jimmy henchman more then mutulu shakur
That’s exactly what I said bro .. even before I read the article and just saw the pic insert I thought they were going to say he is playing Henchman
The Wire is definitely his best work. I can see him fitting really well into the earlier Tupac. I just don’t know if he is going to be able to capture the insane Pac. I am also hesitant as to what the show has to offer in matter of content. Will it focus on his love life, his family, his wronged obsession with Suga Knite, his acting training in Baltimore? There is just too much. I hope they make to Knite the murderer in the show. We know he knows Baltimore form his previous role: “the Stanfield Organization, led by Marlo Stanfield. Season Four explores this gang in more detail, as well as introducing a new plot point; the education system. This involves four new cast members playing boys from the school system in West Baltimore. The show describes how youngsters become involved in drug trafficking through the school system. (source: http://cabletelevisionbundles.s9.com/blog/hbos-the-wire/ )” So, I hope that he continues with the more difficult parts of 2pac’s endeavors. As he was the one most controversial pop culture representative of the last few decades. Not just because of his life, but also because of what this case, death, and ties murders can bring, but because he was a very talented, and focused person.
umm say bruh … uhmmm … did you read the damn article ??? I mean its less than 300 words fam. ….. and Uhhmmm … this guy wont be playing Pac… he’ll be playing Mutulu Shakur!
and its not Suga Knight either folk!
Hes not playing Tupac. Hes playing his step pops.
I THINK THIS MOVIE IS GOING TO BE A A DISASTER . BENNY BOOM THE SAME GUY WHO DIRECTED BELLY THE MOVIE WAS DARK QUALITY HORRIBLE ACTING FROM TBOZ AND NAS AND THE PLOT WAS SHITTY LET A WELL GROOMED DIRECTOR LIKE JOHN SINGLETON DIRECT IT HES WORKED WITH PAC BEFORE IN POETIC JUSTICE. I ASSUME BENNY BOOM DID BELLY I COULD BE WRONG BUT HES A HIPHOP VIDEO DIRECTOR NOT A FILM DIRECTOR HE HAS NO MOVIE EXPERIENCE LET A WELL KNOWN DIRECTOR DO THIS TO GET DOWN TO THE ROOTS OF TUPAC FROM THE TIME HE WAS BORN TO WHEN HE DIED