Dr. Dre and Ice Cube have released a promotional photograph with N.W.A biopic cast members.
Cube released the photograph on Twitter. The image features Ice Cube, director Gary F. Gray and Dr. Dre standing behind O’Shea Jackson Jr., Jason Mitchell and Corey Hawkins.
Jackson Jr. is slated to play his father, Ice Cube. Meanwhile, Mitchell is set to play Eazy-E and Hawkins is slated to play Dr. Dre.
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No actors have been selected to play MC Ren and DJ Yella. Ice Cube said they are still searching for actors to fill these remaining roles.
The film is scheduled to be released August 14, 2015.
Finally found the cast for the NWA movie. Me, Gary Gray, Dre w/ Cube, Eazy & Dre #StraightOuttaCompton coming 8/14/15 pic.twitter.com/AQZAVSIfxF
— Ice Cube (@icecube) June 18, 2014
Still looking for our MC Ren and DJ Yella. #straightouttacompton coming 8/14/15
— Ice Cube (@icecube) June 18, 2014
(June 19, 2014)
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UPDATE: The roles of DJ Yella and MC Ren have been filled, according to AllHipHop.
According to the report, Aldis Hodge is set to play Ren while Neil Brown Jr. is slated for the DJ Yella role.
Hodge and Aldis have appeared on The Walking Dead.
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Images of Hodge and Brown Jr. (in that order) are as follows:
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