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*“It’s not your average cop show, first of all,” says rapper-turned-actor RZA, the Wu-Tang Clan co-founder who is currently shooting his first regular TV role in Fox’s upcoming drama “Gang Related.” “There’s a twist in the sense you have all these different agencies coming together – DEA, FBI, NSA, LAPD – and they form this [...]
*A reunited Wu-Tang Clan did exactly what group member Raekwon told the crowd they would do Sunday night at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. “No disrespect to none of y’all,” he said, “but we came to steal this sh** tonight!” Commanding the festival’s Outdoor Theatre stage, the legendary rap collective performed over an [...]
*Hip Hop only has one group that can break off and come back together like Transformers and hit the people hard with an unparalleled lyrical delicacy that does not require street cred or gimmicks to get their point across. The Wu-Tang Clan is back, baby! But the long awaited return to the stage will not [...]
*RZA has booked his first series regular role. The Wu-Tang Clan rapper-producer has joined the cast of Fox’s drama pilot “Gang Related,” The Hollywood Reporter has learned. As previously reported, “Gang Related” follows Ryan Lopez (“Charlie’s Angels”), a gang member sent to infiltrate the San Francisco Police Department and rise through its ranks. He must [...]
*Rapper-turned-director Rza has signed on to direct a biopic about Mongol Empire leader Genghis Khan, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Wu-Tang Clan frontman, whose directorial debut “The Man With the Iron Fists” opens Friday, will tackle the life story of the great 13th century emperor, based on a script years in the making by [...]
*Yes, he can lyrically slice and dice through his own rock-hard beats as a producer/rapper, but can pull a performance from an actor with the same efficiency? [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] What exactly made Rza of the Wu Tang Clan think he had the “chops” to direct a cast of seasoned veterans – including [...]
*The below trailer for “The Man With The Iron Fists” premiered Monday on the website of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), where the film’s target demo were rewarded with a first look. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The kung fu flick, directed, co-written and co-starring Wu Tang Clan’s RZA, is set in 19th century China, where [...]
*Sources at Comic-con tell Deadline.com that filmmaker Reginald Hudlin and rapper-turned-filmmaker RZA last night finalized an arrangement to work together on a series of comic-related projects. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The plan, according to the website, is for the duo to direct and produce the material and possibly create their own company. At least [...]
*Universal Pictures revealed today it will release “The Man With The Iron Fists,” directed and co-written by Rza of the Wu-Tang Clan, on Friday, November 2, reports Deadline.com. [Scroll down to watch the trailer.] [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Co-produced by Quentin Tarantino, the stylized action-adventure also stars RZA along with Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, [...]
*Action on the proposed Ol’ Dirty Bastard biopic is being set in motion, supposedly with talks about whose gonna play the late Wu-Tang Clan rapper. In a joking conversation RZA said Eddie Griffin and Tracy Morgan all said they want to be ODB. “Eddie Griffin is down. Me and Eddie talked about it, laughed about [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE After one has discovered what he is made [...]
*Rapper-turned-actor RZA is said to be in negotiations to join Paramount’s new G.I. Joe movie being directed by Jon M. Chu. Other than Channing Tatum, the Lorenzo di Bonaventura-produced action movie is coming back with a whole new cast with Dwayne Johnson and Elodie Yung among the newcomers to the franchise. RZA will play a [...]
*Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA is moving on with his career in Hollywood and has taken on a recurring role on Showtime’s “Californication” which stars David Duchovny. He’ll play the role of a character named Apocalypse. (Nice name.) On the show, his character who is a dangerous Hip Hop mogul who Hank (Duchovny) contemplates writing a movie [...]
*Fresh from last week’s appearance on “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” screen legend Pam Grier has announced that she is among the cast of kung fu flick “The Man with the Iron Fists,” a $20 million project from Wu Tang Clan’s RZA and director Eli Roth, reports Twitchhfilm. Grier broke the news on her Twitter account, [...]
*Kanye West has revealed the name of his upcoming fifth album. The rapper announced via Twitter that set is called “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” and will be released on Nov. 22. West revealed details of the CD while preparing for a screening of his “Runaway” music video in Paris. According to his tweets, the [...]
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