Morgan Creek Locks Their ALL EYEZ ON ME director #BennyBoom .@LTHUTTON

MORGAN CREEK PRODUCTIONS LOCKS THEIR "ALL EYEZ ON ME" DIRECTOR

BENNY BOOM TO DIRECT THE TUPAC BIOPIC, SET TO START FILMING DECEMBER 2015

Morgan Creek Productions is proud to announce that Benny Boom will direct the long-awaited Tupac biopic, ALL EYEZ ON ME. 

The film chronicles the life and legacy of Tupac Shakur, including his rise to superstardom as a hip hop artist and actor, as well as his imprisonment and prolific, controversial time at Death Row Records, where he was steeped in the East coast/West coast rap war.

Commenting on the announcement, producer LT Hutton said, “Both Morgan Creek and I knew that we needed to find someone with the vision to bring this important story to the big screen.  We’ve spent a lot of time with Benny, and we find his take and work inspiring.”

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

Benny Boom is a New York based director who heavily influenced the visual landscape of popular music by directing over 200 music videos for artists such as LL Cool J, Ice T, Nicki Minaj, P. Diddy, Chris Brown, Lil’ Wayne & 50 Cent.  Benny has won numerous awards for his work in music videos including the BET Award for Video Director of the Year in 2013 and 2009and the BET Hip Hop Award for Best Video Director of the Year in 2015 and 2013. He also directed an assortment of commercials for companies like Jeep, Honda, Gatorade and Reebok In 2009, he directed his first feature film, Next Day Air, starring Mike Epps, Donald Faison and Mos Def, and his second film, S.W.A.T. 2: Firefight was distributed by Sony Pictures/Original Film.

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Morgan Creek encompass motion picture production and distribution; television production and distribution; home entertainment acquisition and distribution; and digital content creation and distribution. For more information go to www.morgancreek.com and www.facebook.com/morgancreekproductions/