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Exclusive: John Singleton Clears Things Up About Directing N.W.A. Biopic(Video)

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[Exclusive] John Singleton, who is just coming off of doing the Action triller Abduction, claims that the sequel is coming soon despite falling a little short in the box office.

So what’s next for Singelton? Singleton says ” I just might do another hood movie.” Word surfaced on the web about Singleton being in talks to direct Ice Cube’s N.W.A. biopic, which seems only natural considering Singleton’s resume which includes Boyz n the Hood, Poetic Justice, Higher Learning and Four Brothers.   In an exclusive interview with WHOGOTTHEROLE, Singleton explained his position when asked about upcoming N.W.A. project:

“I can’t talk too prematurely about the stuff I’m doing because nothing’s come to fruition yet, but Cube and I are talking about doing the N.W.A. story… The script is really, really, good, so we’re just figuring it out. New Line really wants to make it.”

Cube and Singleton have been in talks for over four years about the N.W.A. movie, but for some reason the veteran film maker still hasn’t been hired as the director as of yet. Stories started to pop up on the web stating that Singleton is not a shoe-in for the position, so WHOGOTTHEROLE caught up with Singleton to get to the bottom of this mystery.

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