Benny Boom Tapped to Direct Tupac Biopic

Video director Benny Boom tapped to direct the highly anticipated Tupac biopic after the first two directors jump ship…

Earlier this year Boys in the Hood director John Singleton was replaced by Devil in the Blue Dress director Carl Franklin after Singleton accused the production of disrespecting Tupac's legacy.

Now it appears the job has fallen to video director Benny Boom. This will be Boom's second full length feature film since 2009's Next Day Air starring Mike Epps, Mos Def and Donald Faison.

Producers are under the gun to get the project started because next year the rights to Tupac's story go back to his mother Afeni Shakur.

I am blessed with the opportunity of a lifetime. Telling the story of this revolutionary, artist, visionary, genius, soldier! I will make him proud and uphold the legacy. 🙏

A photo posted by @boomlife on Nov 30, 2015 at 4:37pm PST

Real talk! The reason I am not making this picture is because the people involved aren't really respectful of the legacy of Tupac Amaru Shakur. I won't say much if you want you can read my articles in Hollywood Reporter on authenticity in Black Storytelling ... To Pac's real fans just know I am still planning a movie on Tupac ... It doesn't matter what they do mines will be better... Tupac was much more than a hip hop artist ... He was a black man guided by his passions ... Of most importance was his love of black people and culture ... Something the people involved in this movie know nothing about... Real talk! How you gonna make a movie about a man when you suing his mother to get the rights to tell his story?! They have no true love 4 Pac so this movie will not be made with love! And that's why my ass isn't involved ! If Tupac knew what was going on he'd ride on all these fools and take it to the streets... But I won't do that ... I'll just make my own project. What Yall think about that?!!

A photo posted by JOHN SINGLETON (@johnsingleton) on Apr 7, 2015 at 3:53pm PDT