We sat around, smoked like eight cartons of cigarettes and drank like 40 beers and they just bonded. We all got together that night and went to some bar in Silver Lake. I’m gonna get shot on set.” I told Tim to meet him. I told Tim about it and Tim was like, “Can he act?” A few hours later, Tim calls back and says, “I can’t do the movie with him. If anything, Gridlock’d (which you can’t stream anywhere onlineexcept on this Latin-American 2Pac Facebook page) is a movie that once again shows former Baltimore School for the Arts student. Tupac had just gotten out of jail and was staying at a hotel under the name “Welcome Homie.” I had to ask for “Welcome Homie.” We had the meeting and he was incredible. ![]() Preston sent the script to Tupac and told me that he really wanted to sit down me. The film’s content : After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox. It stars Tupac Shakur, Tim Roth, Thandie Newton. It was released on 29 January 1997 (USA). ![]() Preston then said, “What about Tupac?” I thought Tupac was a good kid, a good actor but I didn’t want no rappers. Gridlock’d is a Comedy, Crime, Drama film directed and written by Vondie Curtis-Hall. I then went after Don Cheadle, Forest Whitaker. He also had a script of his own about heroin, Riff Raff. He wanted to do it but when we got into talking about it, he wanted like a million dollars. That was the reason why the cinema industry was a great opportunity to gain a new type of experience.Curtis-Hall: I first went to Laurence Fishburne, who was doing Othello in Italy. At the time it seems like Pac wanted to refresh his outlook on life to have more thought-provoking material to bring to the table for his next albums. His appearance on Grindlock’d, as he admits, was an attempt to improve his public image in a film, dedicated to the topic of unconditional friendship. The final segment of the video showcases that in 1996 Shakur clearly voiced his desire to start slowly moving away from the music industry in favor of an acting career. In the interview, he also mentioned that taking the risk of failing might bring the most desired awards in the end. Pac continued by showing his awareness of the mistakes he had made during his life, stating that only through failures and pain can a person truly be able to understand what should be done and what not. On this date in 1997, the Vondie Curtis-Hall-directed, Gramercy Pictures-distributed flick Gridlockd, starring Tim Roth and Tupac Shakur, hit theaters across the country. 2Pac mentioned that only by going beyond the realms of the known a person can develop himself and make changes to the world. In the interview, he would explain that many people told him to only stick to music since he would never make it as an actor, which didn’t align with the way he sees the world. Tupac added that the most challenging thing for him was to think clearly before acting.įor Shakur stepping beyond the restrictions, determined by society, was a life philosophy. The legend went on to clarify that the other part of his being was full of passion, curiosity, and never-ending energy. Pac described both sides of his character, talking about the ability to be very concentrated and level-headed in his work, going as far as stating that he’s “boring” in certain circumstances. One of the key topics was delving into the other side of Shakur’s character, which might often be overlooked because of the controversy around his persona. During the shooting process, Pac also gave a very insightful interview. ![]() ![]() One of them went by the name of Gridlock’d. The track 'Out the Moon (Boom, Boom, Boom)' was originally recorded for the LBC Crew debut album Haven't You. The final months before his tragic end were filled with interesting new projects, including the shooting of a few movies. (soundtrack) Suge Knight ( exec.) Gridlock'd The Soundtrack is the soundtrack to Vondie Curtis-Hall film Gridlock'd and was released on 28 January 1997 by Death Row Records and Interscope Records. Walls and furnishings look soiled grot and grime appear to pour from the screen. Set in Detroit, Gridlock’d shows America in decay. Tupac was known as a man of many extraordinary talents, so many that we probably didn’t have the opportunity to really enjoy all of them previous to his death. The film’s mockery of how American healthcare mistreats its weakest, most vulnerable citizens feels more relevant today than ever before.
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