FILM: Oscar Nominated Writers Hired For Tupac Biopic

Oscar-nominated screenwriters Stephen J. Rivele and Chris Wilkinson (Ali, Nixon) have just been hired to write the biopic of Tupac Shakur, which means director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) could start shooting by mid-November.

The script centers around Pac’s last day of life at age 25 in 1996 and flashes back to his final four years.

In an interview with Vulture write Rivele revealed he knew nothing of Shakur before diving into research but he admits "it became clear that he was essentially a 19th century Romantic poet who found himself in the 21st century."

Rivele then goes on to say their goal is not to show who killed Shakur, but rather why anyone would want to.