Fresh from the Tupac Shakur biopic All Eyez on Me, Variety is reporting that director Benny Boom has signed on to helm the Rogue One Entertainment’s police thriller The Shave, which is based on a Black List script by Thomas White and Miles Hubley.
The film revolves around “an LAPD officer, recently exonerated in the murder of a high school honor student, who visits the boy’s father at his barbershop. While receiving a straight razor shave, he listens to the father recount the story of his son’s life.”
“I look forward to working with Lost City, Route One and Maiden Voyage in bringing a film with such social and cultural relevancy to life,” said Boom. “It is an opportunity for us to examine the division between the Police and communities of color.”
Boom made his feature debut with All Eyez on Me, which grossed $27 million in its opening weekend in North America this past weekend.
Originally published June 21, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.
