We reported the other day some casting rumours for the long-gestating N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton, but it looks one of those names was incorrect, as we now have our official cast.
Ice Cube will be played by his son O’Shea Jackson Jr, Dr. Dre will be played by Corey Hawkins (Non-Stop) and the late Easy-E will be played by Jason Mitchell (Contraband).
The movie will be produced by Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Easy-E’s widow Tomica Woods-Wright alongside Matt Alvarez. The movie is directed by F. Gary Gray (who worked with Ice Cube on Friday).
Here’s an image tweeted out by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube earlier…
And here’s the word from the press release…
In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.
Starring O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins and Jason Mitchell as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON is directed by F. Gary Gray (Friday, Set It Off, The Italian Job). The drama is produced by original N.W.A. members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, who are joined by fellow producers Matt Alvarez and Tomica Woods-Wright. Will Packer serves as executive producer of the film alongside Gray.
Originally published June 18, 2014. Updated April 12, 2018.
