Straight Outta Compton: Burgers, Brawls and Hollywood - New Times Broward-Palm Beach
Search local showings of Straight Outta Compton . Back in September, on the set of the N. W. A biopic Straight Outta Compton , cameras rolled in the parking lot of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium as actors playing prudish protesters hoisted... A little later, a group of young extras — many of whom weren't yet born when Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E were challenging the status quo with N. W. A's politically charged, invective-filled rhymes — formed a line outside the auditorium, preparing... Director F. Gary Gray walked by reading some notes — he'd collaborated with Cube on Friday — and then came Cube himself, a producer as well, ambling by in dark shades. Preparing for a scene nearby was Cube's look-alike son, O'Shea Jackson Jr. , who plays his dad in the movie. But Dre's eldest son, Curtis, tried out and didn't get the part, nor did Eazy-E's eldest son, a rapper who goes by Lil Eazy-E. TMZ reported that Lil Eazy was upset about this, but he denied the claim, adding that he helped coach the actor who was chosen, Jason Mitchell. Mitchell visited him at the Compton home where both Eazy-E and his son were raised, and Lil Eazy gave him notes. Source: www.browardpalmbeach.com
