Amiri Starr: 2Pac Biopic Audition Tape
Though I don't think he's the only one taking this route, Amiri Starr is using YouTube to pitch himself for the role of Tupac Shakur in an upcoming movie to be directed by Antoine Fuqua. But he is the only one to have put out a press release that I received:
"In a recent interview, Fuqua stated he is looking to find a new face to fill the role. "I want to discover someone new. I want to go to the streets and find him anywhere he might be in the world," stated Fuqua."
"Amiri Starr wants to take advantage of the once in a lifetime opportunity, and has launched a grassroots, online campaign to attract Fuqua's attention. In a riveting and realistic YouTube video performance, posted on his Facebook page, he passionately portrays the famous rap star."
Update: I previously differed with Starr over a quote in the press release that he now says was incorrect. I don't have the corrected version but was speaking of Tupac as ONE OF THE greatest revolutionaries of the 20th Century as opposed to THE greatest. So I've retracted my statement.
Over at Hip Hop Press:
Actor Amiri Starr Launches Online Campaign in Bid for Role as Tupac Shakur
