John Singleton says The 2pac "All Eyez On Me" movie Disrespected his Legacy

Jazzy McBee gives EXCLUSIVE interview with Director/Filmmaker John Singleton dispels rumors about the new 2Pac "All Eyez On Me" movie, & how the new director & producers defamed the movie! Says there's no truth in him wanting to display tape scene & Afeni Shakurs alleged three some scene.

[@Dkvizu]

imagine a John Singleton directed Pac movie. RIP both of them

[@jaythawriter4940]

He was suppose to do it. But he wanted to be a rape scene in the movie. They let him go

[@divinitygoddess4635]

I agree, with John Singleton, on the movie. The movie was more about headlines not his life. Tupac, has rich history with both parents being from the black panthers, and both godfathers being black panthers. Tupac, was more than a rapper he was a storyteller. poet, very knowledgeable ,intelligent, and active in the community. Real Tupac fans who grew up on his music understand what John Singleton, is talking about. The movie did nothing to help Tupac, legacy.

[@damienpadilla4920]

Nia Mark you're probably like 15 years old stop it the movie open Tupac up to a whole new generation how can you possibly say that nothing to help him you know how big of a message that movie has as far as unity and black power not to mention this doofus wanted Tupac rate and wanted his mom in the threesome but yet he expects us to believe mom approved of the script come on now not even you are that stupid

[@jmjfanss]

Damn right, the movie might have been better if singleton would have directed it #rip2pac and #johnsingleton

[@GQMofo]

I'ma squash this once and for all, Tupac Resurrection will ALWAYS be the true DEFINITIVE Tupac movie. Why? Cause Tupac told his truth!!!!! AND Afeni was the EP of the movie & it was created in partnership between MTV & his estate. Mic drop. Good night. LOL.

[@vandoughbeats6245]

GQMofo All Eyez on Me & Resurrection is pretty much the same damn movie. All Eyez on Me just has actors acting it out. The thing ppl don't like about All Eyez on Me is that it didn't go into much detail about his life.

[@weworldwide1348]

Tupac Resurrection had his weaknesses as well, but it's still 10000000 times better than the biopic. How many inaccuracies can you pack in 2h and 20 mins? Meech did a good job tho.

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

Facts, nothing will top Tupac:Resurrection!

[@cachaygreen9641]

I love that documentary soooo much!!! You are right!!!

[@Anez007]

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[@Nino-zg4ux]

He never gives a direct answer about that r scene

[@Wh4L205]

Nah but I heard he was going to do a scene where pac dreamed some guys tried to rape him.

[@seanlamar29]

Never

[@liquideagle6884]

This is nothing against the actors. They were phenomenal.

[@jamess.2233]

Lol nah they weren’t

[@teddyraccs7607]

Phenomenal is a stretch…

[@Wh4L205]

@@jamess.2233 they were decent working with the bs script they had to work with,

[@unclepalo]

@@teddyraccs7607only one that I can say was phenomenal in that movie was the lady in walking dead who played Afeni. Easily the best portrayal as everything else was just bad.

[@jon_s]

No matter what anyone does about Tupac, he can never be accurately portrayed, his fans can never be satisfied. I personally think 2Pac's story should be done in series instead of just one movie, just like China did with Bruce Lee. Trying to capture such a dynamic Legend in a 2 hour film will inevitably paint him as more of one thing than another. R.I.P John Singleton, Tupac, etc

[@Rao_Rolland]

I know you're 100% right...but in my mind it can be done in a 2 and half hour movie. Every story told about Tupac doesn't have to be put on screen. We THINK that's what we want to see...but in all honesty that slows down the overall pace of the film. We don't need a 2 minutes scene about Tupac and Treach getting into a fight at a night club just because it's an obscure story...We don't need 15 musical reenactments with an actor lip syncing Tupac's songs. What for? Here's why I know it can be done in a feature film: RAY CHARLES LIVED WAY LONGER THAN TUPAC. HAD WAY MORE STORIES AND KNEW EVERY CELEBRITY YOU COULD POSSIBLY THINK OF. THEY TOLD HIS STORY IN 2 HOURS AND DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF IT. Tupac didn't live to be 30 but we seem to think his tale is so large it can't be told unless in a series. Here's the harsh facts: Tupac's legend was way larger than his life. A 2 or 3 part mini-series should be the most given. If they did an out right show with actual seasons, it would bore people. Remember the Wu Tang series? We got bored of it before it even got to the good part of the story. 😂

[@jon_s]

@@Rao_Rolland Makes sense except that Ray Charles was an influencial musician with 1 personality. His story could be captured in a 2-hour film, especially because in his time cameras were not so common so we could have missed many moments in time. Most young people of today have never heard the name Ray Charles. On the other hand, if you put together all available footages of Tupac's interviews, time in the studio, time out having fun, live performances, charity, time with the boys, time clowning, time in police custody, time in court, time incarcerated, time in hospital, fighting, married, divorced etc captured on tape + his over 800 tracks + music videos + 6 movies + guest appearances in TV shows + everything else, it kinda feels like he lived 8 lives in 6 years. There's just too much material out there portraying his multidimensional personality to tell his story in 2 hours. We have 2Pac The Poet, The Thug, The Hussler, The Revolutionary, The Clown, the Leader, The Rapper, The Warrior, The Felon, The Business Man, The Philanthropist, The Lover, The Player, The Friend, The Husband, The Divorcee, The Gunshot Patient, The Target, ETC. There's just too much of this one many to make one movie that satisfies his fan. The Chinese were faced with this same issue on how to portay Bruce Lee, even though Bruce Lee had not done (or put out) half as much as Tupac with the more years he had in the entertainment industry. Not even close. However, the Chinese still had problems portraying him in 1 movie. They rather did documentaries and a few failed movies here and there until they found the suitable plot and finally released The Legend of Bruce Lee as a TV series, 35 years after his death. According to family and fans, that 2008 release was the most satisfying portrayal of Bruce Lee's life. I believe that Tupac's story will be similar. many failed movies will continue to be released until sometime in the future someone will get it right with solid series of 30 or more episodes

[@nonameman7114]

How do you feel about the Dear Mama limited series?

[@jon_s]

@@nonameman7114 I didn't watch it until you mentioned and now I've watched the first and last episodes to have a general overview. Although it is so far the best portrayal of 2Pac's story, it's still too feminist for my taste. Tupac was made of 2 parents and whether they liked it or not, Billy Garland is Tupac's biological father. Deliberately leaving him out (for whatever personal reasons) is leaving a piece of Tupac out. Ironically, Billy Garland is now the only bloodline of Tupac that is still alive. It's no coincidence that he looks and sounds like Tupac. Imagine how much better that documentary would be with a senior version of Tupac portrayed, and not in bad faith because Billy himself honestly and openly admitted that he wasn't in Tupac's life and he won't make any excuses. But something we cannot deny is Billy Garland's biological fatherhood of Tupac, and Afeni blocked the world from that knowledge just to keep that man from making a penny from what she thought was Tupac's estate money. Imagine if Afeni made peace with Billy just for Tupac's sake, just for Tupac fan's sake, just for the black community sake. Imagine how far that would go to set an example to YBG that you don't have to despise your babydady for life. Afeni kept preaching love yet she couldn't stop hating the man she had the most previous gift of a child with. Billy said he reached out to her and tried everything for the sake of their son, Tupac, but she remained hell-bent on referring to him as "nothing but a sperm donor". And then this docu series comes out affirming Afeni's hate for Billy, even after her passing. That's just wrong on many levels.

[@Jjsjsh]

It'sfunny how he still avoiding answering about the rape scene in two interviews his done I honestly can say I don't trust him to make a PAC movie

[@JediChris]

wtf....dude made BABY BOY.....thats enough said...script-wise and cinematography-wise it wouldve SHITTED on this lifetime movie yall payed for...but no..yal complaining about one scene that was just a THOUGHT fuck outta here. these mfs fucked up his legacy on screen with unprofessionals

[@damienpadilla4920]

Jedi Chach baby boy wasnt even that great of a film kid sit the fuck down. its not a small scene its a big fucken deal something that hasnt even been proven

[@vegetasolo1221]

Bra he wasn't going to put no rape scene in the film

[@stormblessedj]

Kevin Wilson you're an idiot. Tupac said he'd die before he let a mfer rape him. Tupac never got raped and even IF he did why would you WANT TO DISCREDIT THE MOST ICONIC RAPPER OF ALL TIME

[@karlitosway7474]

Damien Padilla he still made boyz in the hood tho

[@Tusc9969]

I honestly believe that John singleton wasn't going to implement a "Rape scene", but a scene of the cavity check, and harassment that PAC went through with police brutality. Remember that Tupac was a Shakur Panther, he had endless knowledge of Cointel, read into how his closest family members were killed. An opening scene depicting that would've left a strong impression on the audience, and would've sparked a different mindset of the viewers. In 2017, it would've created a discussion that would answer a lot of questions regarding the black community, and who is truly against us. This is the purpose of a Tupac Biopic. This movie had the potential to wake up masses and was sabotaged. Can't wait for an unfiltered black funded movie.

[@jonathanperez1921]

No he was gonna have a rape scene. Everyone but jon fans have acknowledged it

[@sweetlikez]

I'm glad he's doing interviews. It's about time he's speaking up. I believe that John Singleton is the truth.

[@matthiashorne9606]

RIP John Singleton

[@benardmamboleo5739]

Tupac is young rapper but smart government don't like because black panther

[@missgangsmashers737]

R.I.P. John SINGLETON. Can't believe AEOM was done 5 years ago.

[@hurricaneparro2464]

I agree. But the actors tried their best to make the movie good

[@julioacceus253]

FACT: This Benny Boom's directorial work is a small shabby resume compared to Singleton.

[@aliahspirituality]

I got respect for john but he mad cus he didn't direct it. That movie didn't disrespect Pac at all. It told his story based on interviews he and his people have done in the past. Now all of a sudden everyone saying shit didn't happen foh

[@lolaDYM]

aaliyahcomeback I agree!

[@sweetlikez]

no he's mad because the folks didn't agree with Pac's mom and they went ahead and went without Shakur's right. Even Jada P. Smith tweeted about the scenes were not true..

[@WORKSbaby]

aaliyahcomeback shit was garbage

[@g-max2810]

Mel Gibson should've did it on the real.

[@julioacceus253]

I'd throw in Martin Scorsese as a contender.

[@1tmproductions]

John is a great director. So maybe he could have made it come to life more.. But he says Tupac would never go for someone disrespecting his family..true..But would he go for someone alleging he got raped? He blasted on Chino XL for using that metaphor(that's initially where the rumor came from). Yeah the movie could have went deeper into the background. It started off well showing a few things I didn't know. But I wanted it to show what made this guys skill level so great Almost like he just starts rapping.. You don't get that great without something going on as a kid. What kind of kid was he?.. And him meeting the Outlawz,..Khadafi was his brother from the Panther movement since kids and I don't think his name was even called. Also it could have tied more into the crazy things that were going on in Vegas. Big Frank has interviews on youtube talking about that. Could have shown him recording Makevelli album. That was his last complete work. I think it deserved more airtime. Like him calling out the dudes he felt set him up on "Against All Odds", the fact he felt Stretch who was with him that night had something to do with it...His obsession with recording so many songs in the end that everybody speaks on because of him feeling like the end was near . I think the last 30 mins was real typical of what we know. That's when you use all the resources of his closest friends to paint a picture of his last days that we can not get from media. But all in all it was solid. I do believe L.T. probably bumped heads with Afeni so he and John were both fighting and maybe a little selfish to their involvement instead of the truth for Tupac and for a generation...I think if they could have done sooner and Afeni(mother standpoint), Outlawz( closest homies standpoint) and Big Frank(key bodyguard around him more than anybody standpoint) as key sources, all basis would have been covered. But Ship did a fantastic job.

[@angelicgal5012]

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[@tereamusic]

he keeps avoiding the questions in reference to the rape and 3some scenes but keeps saying the other guys work doesnt compare to what he's done over the years,which it probrably wouldn't considering it was his first film..personally i think the content of the movie could have been better but the actor did good for his first role and then playing such an iconic and assertive person Tupac..like cmon give the guy a break

[@nico95rich]

Terea Garrett So you really think that John Singleton (the same person who directed Poetic Justice) made a movie with Afeni Shakur being in threesomes?

[@christopherjamison7452]

Nice response!

[@nmr20067]

All John's movie have wild sex scenes in them. All of them. Anything is possible with him. The fact that he never says no, and avoids answering directly speaks for itself. I'm not a John Singleton hater, but just feel he needs to come clean on that, one way or the other..

[@nmr20067]

All John's movies have wild sex scenes in them. All of them. So yeah, anything is possible with him. The fact that he never says "NO", and avoids answering this question directly, speaks for itself. I'm not a John Singleton hater, but just feel he needs to come clean on that, one way or the other..

[@maroon9980]

He wasnt gonna make no rape scene tf thats a rumor

[@tuahufauhiva3818]

Now well never get to see a late pac and singleton bio. RIP 🕊️ legends.

[@thelsfamily8107]

i have to say is the man who made boyz in many more of our best movies so wit that being said this is someone who should of had some dealing with the 2pac movie.

[@tlunceford77]

Im glad John Singleton is speaking facts. Everything he saying can be documented.

[@haynonoh3200]

It's documented that 2pac was raped in prison and his mom was in 3somes??? hmm i never heard of that.

[@tlunceford77]

Im talking about afeni and the family not approving tje movie. Are you guys that dumb, to belive L.T Hutton. Anynody believe the lies that man said about John Singleton is stupid.

[@innovativeprogramschool7979]

You can't steal the rights to make a movie. Anybody can make a movie about any celebrity at anytime. They don't need authorization. And he admitted he hasn't even seen the movie. It's possible that 2Pac would not have wanted John Singleton to do a movie on his life.

[@derrickg5838]

Right. Cause I don't think they was on good terms when Pac died.

[@julioacceus253]

@@derrickg5838 And John was just one among others that 2pac had beefs with before he passed.

[@reimourrpower9357]

Salutes to John Singleton. That said, check VladTV interview with the Outlaws. They discuss and show the script with the implied r--- scene and threesome of Afeni. John you were a great director but those scenes are highly suspect.

[@kanyetrump1560]

I thought she was pam from martin at first...she fine as hell...

[@PoeticAce]

John Singleton should have made the 2Pac movie...All Eyez On Me was on the level of the Aaliyah and TLC movie. Not theater worthy...that was a TV film

[@jaquariturner6748]

Tupac real talk needs to be a 7 episode series on Netflix on the level and class as the people vs Oj Simpson series.

[@jamestv4647]

PoeticAce false

[@jmjfanss]

Yep.

[@MAGICandSKATE1]

I'm scared of this dude makin a pac movie

[@derrickg5838]

ME to. If he do it now he might change it since he know how people feel about that shit.I don't care who approved it!

[@waranle961]

ain't watching that movie too much disrespectful

[@alexspencer8449]

spike lee should've done the movie... problem solved

[@jmjfanss]

Or even singleton.

[@derrickg5838]

really avoided the question.

[@djwalruss4897]

he was trying to make all eyes on me like Baby boy..Jodie in the womb type shit

[@nelsonmalia4749]

Wally Jaik in the sense the movie makes you reflect because baby boy sure does

[@christopherglean1524]

Baby boy was originally written for Tupac

[@dayknight9045]

All honesty no movie made will live up to the legacy of Tupac because it's not an autobiography. Like the bible these movies are created by other people than those with whom the life is about

[@migueltrujillo341]

is there a full interview?

[@dylansilvester2294]

We talk about if pac was alive these rappers wouldent have a career now a days,seems like alot of actors wouldent have either if he were still here.

[@akceire4393]

They need to make a proper movie ..

[@jaykowsh1027]

Did everyone commenting below completely miss the part where he said that everything he wanted to do was approved by Pac's mom?

[@icfwu9774]

he dodged the question lol

[@spicyhot2552]

Jay Kowsh I don't believe Tupac's mom would approve of any rape scene involving her son period.

[@totc6196]

THEY FUCKED UP BAD

[@icfwu9774]

@ 2:08 is where he avoids the question smh john singleton wanted to put lies in the movie

[@benardmamboleo5739]

John singleton sad truth government watch tupac 😪

[@Minecraft4Mindz]

People keep saying John Singleton should have did the Movie.... WRONG!!! I'm sorry but John Singleton had 2pac getting r**pe in Jail and his mother in a Les scene. I don't care if he's was Steven Spielberg you can't put no stuff like that in 2pac's movie. He had to go bro

[@peetvader478]

the biopic was the cringiest ,poorly directed, acted and written movie ive ever seen.

[@angelaangelamcgruder5180]

My opinion get somebody who can handle a 2pac or aaliyah movie both had rises and falls....They both have something we wanna learn more about....So i wouldnt get benny boom or john bet not call tyler or the man 4rm empire...Get whoever did tina turner temptations or 5 heartbeats...or in my opinion u want a real movie....Steven Spilberggggggggggggggggg......

[@planetfreedomministry2985]

They did their best shut up man tupac brothers from the outlawz was in the movie if they cool with I'm cool with it

[@christopherjamison7452]

I actually liked the movie! I would rate it above average!

[@JediChris]

JADA Didnt COSIGN.....thats enough said from the jump.

[@1lifestyle112]

no matter how wack the movie maybe,nothing done in all eyes on me can be worst than a rape scene

[@c.l.taylor8760]

How do you know for a fact that John Singleton wanted to put a rape scene in the movie, because LT Hutton said so? LT Hutton comes across to me as a snake and the truth is he messed up the Tupac Biopic.

[@alrightnow5116]

C.L. Taylor But your boy John Singleton didn't deny that rumor. All he did was beat around the bush talking about how bad All Eyez on me is. It was a simple yes or no question and he avoided the question that's suspect if you ask me.

[@c.l.taylor8760]

King Rebel Think about John Singleton's catalog... Think about it, have you ever seen Singleton put something as ridiculous as LT Hutton is suggesting John Singleton tried to do. Singleton to me seems to be saying I don't have to acknowledge anything as stupid as having Tupac getting raped in prison.

[@1lifestyle112]

go watch his drink champs interview he did not deny it

[@biggdroop1475]

It's funny how he say they disrespecting Tupac legacy now after he got fired but you was willing to Direct the movie you claim they disrespected him on before they fired you

[@mullarojam]

Shit was God awful. 3 outta 10. Movie has no real substance or depth. No true emotion. You didn't feel any tension. Even the transitions sucked. The death scene was terrible. Didn't show the hospital.. SO MUCH HAPPENED IN THOSE 6 DAYS. Biggest disappointment n movie history. And that's being nice

[@SHIZZLE71]

Ain’t this the guy who was gonna put pac in a rape scene? Pleaseee! 😂😂🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@DjAlizay]

Snowfall is my shiznit tho

[@AlexCole272]

John movie wouldn't a have been any better.

axe you?

[@dthorn809]

bobby shmruda in the cut

[@maroccomar2334]

How he died? he looked healthy

[@anasbtr]

It's weird af how everyone related in anyway to tupac is dying. Frank Alexander was killed right after the thisis50 interview, now john singelton and much more died before em

[@icfwu9774]

why didnt you reach out to pac in jail ???

[@cierrapeters7573]

I SHOULDA MADE IT! THUUUUUG LIFE!!!!!

[@justicelopez4615]

Now both of um gone 😐

[@isthatyouman09]

Saw this movie last night (6/22/17). I must confess, actors and actresses were well casted. I like how it incorporated the interview and some raw footage. But the jumps in the timeline were a joke. Especially in the beginning. I understand its cut for time- but back to back like that, just infuriating. I digress, Not a bad movie, cast was great, worth the money.

[@Throwedxiii]

IsThAtYoUmAn09 I watched it for free. It wasn't trash but it lacked heart. It was missing the genius of Pac and wasn't that detailed oriented. I definitely see what Jada was talking about. The actors did a solid job portraying Tupac and Afeni. Suge could've been a little bigger as well. Not the worse but someone as iconic as Tupac deserved better.