“Walking Dead” star joins Tupac Shakur bio “All Eyez On Me”January 12, 2016 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “The Walking Dead” actress Danai Gurira has joined the cast of Tupac Shakur biopic “All Eyez On Me,” TheWrap has learned. Gurira will play Shakur’s mother, Afeni Shakur, in the film, which is being distributed by Open Road and directed by Benny Boom. Demetrius Shipp Jr. is set to play Tupac Shakur, while Jamal Woolard will reprise the role of East Coast rapper Biggie Smalls, who he also played in the 2009 film “Notorious.” The Morgan Creek Productions project will tell the life story of rapper Tupac. The title of the movie comes from his 1996 record by the same name. Shakur was shot multiple times on Sept. 7, 1996 in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas, and died six days later. The movie is already filming in Atlanta, and is produced by James G. Robinson and David Robinson of Morgan Creek, as well as LT Hutton. Gurira is best known for her role as Michonne on AMC’s “The Walking Dead.” Her other TV credits include “Law & Order” and “Treme,” and her film credits include “The Visitor,” “Ghost Town” and “My Soul to Take.” She also voiced a character in the animated feature, “Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast.” Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |