Andrea Berloff, who wrote Oliver Stone's true-life movie "World Trade Center," is tackling the story of seminal rap group N.W.A.
Berloff is writing "Straight Outta Compton," the story of the rise and fall of the Compton, Calif.-based group, whose initials read Niggas With Attitude. The members included drug dealer turned label founder Easy E, young disc jockey Dr. Dre and the politically bent Ice Cube, plus Mc Ren and DJ Yella.
Another member, Arabian Prince, left N.W.A. before the group released the ground-breaking "Straight Outta Compton" album in 1988. The album, which featured the title track as well as "Fuck tha Police," introduced gangsta rap to the world and triggered sales of 9 million units.
As the group rose, however, egos and jealousies surfaced.
Cube left in 1990 over royalty disputes, went solo and warred with the group via songs. All grappled with violence, charges of anti-Semitism, misogyny and homophobia, and even more infighting,...
Berloff is writing "Straight Outta Compton," the story of the rise and fall of the Compton, Calif.-based group, whose initials read Niggas With Attitude. The members included drug dealer turned label founder Easy E, young disc jockey Dr. Dre and the politically bent Ice Cube, plus Mc Ren and DJ Yella.
Another member, Arabian Prince, left N.W.A. before the group released the ground-breaking "Straight Outta Compton" album in 1988. The album, which featured the title track as well as "Fuck tha Police," introduced gangsta rap to the world and triggered sales of 9 million units.
As the group rose, however, egos and jealousies surfaced.
Cube left in 1990 over royalty disputes, went solo and warred with the group via songs. All grappled with violence, charges of anti-Semitism, misogyny and homophobia, and even more infighting,...
- 5/2/2010
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Lynda Obst packaged her romantic-comedy project "What Was I Thinking?" with stars Leslie Mann and Elizabeth Banks attached, the studio at the top of her list was New Line. "I purposely took it there first; they did 'He's Just Not That Into You,' " the producer said, citing the hit ensemble romantic comedy, released by New Line in February, that grossed nearly $94 million domestically.
That same studio is now casting another ensemble romancer, "Valentine's Day," assembling a lineup that includes Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway and Bradley Cooper. It's also about to roll on the Drew Barrymore-Justin Long comedy "Going the Distance."
In short, the house that Freddy Krueger built suddenly finds itself home to a flock of chick flicks.
In the old days, New Line gave off a decidedly masculine vibe, churning out horror movies like the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series and such raucous comedies...
That same studio is now casting another ensemble romancer, "Valentine's Day," assembling a lineup that includes Julia Roberts, Anne Hathaway and Bradley Cooper. It's also about to roll on the Drew Barrymore-Justin Long comedy "Going the Distance."
In short, the house that Freddy Krueger built suddenly finds itself home to a flock of chick flicks.
In the old days, New Line gave off a decidedly masculine vibe, churning out horror movies like the "Nightmare on Elm Street" series and such raucous comedies...
- 7/8/2009
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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