Stay Connected
Atlanta Black Star/Film
FilmNews

T.I. Lands A New Movie Role In ‘Identity Theft’

Posted byBy Stan Castle | Published on: | Updated on June 29, 2018 CommentsComments (0)

T.I. has been cast to play in the Universal Pictures comedy Identity Theft.

In the upcoming film, which also stars Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, the rapper-turned actor will play a bounty hunter. T.I.’s character will have to hunt both Bateman’s character and McCarthy’s character.

T.I. is an American rap artist and actor. He is also the founder and CEO of Grand Hustle Records. After his success in the rap industry, he became an actor. In the past, he have starred in several movie roles including Takers, American Gangsters, and ATL. Recently, the rapper has booked a costarring role in the Kelsey Grammer series Boss, and he also has a VH1 reality show Family Hustle, with his wife and kids.

The rapper recently expressed that he would like to quit the music industry and just signed a deal with WME, which will steer his acting career. He is also repped by Category 5.

Flip pages to check out some pics from T.I. latest acting work:</strong

Democracy needs journalism it can trust.

This election season, the stakes are higher than usual — and so is the pressure on newsrooms to soften their coverage, stay quiet, or just disappear. Independent reporting, the kind that answers to readers instead of advertisers or political pressure, matters more in a moment like this, not less.

For over 14 years, Atlanta Black Star has stayed independent and reader-funded. We have no corporate owner and no shareholders telling us what to cover or how to cover it. That independence is also our biggest vulnerability: nothing protects it except readers choosing to fund it directly.

Newspaper ad revenue has fallen more than 80% since 2005, and local newsrooms are closing at a rate of roughly two a week nationwide. When outlets go under in a moment like this, it's rarely the independent, reader-funded ones that get to stick around.

We know a request for support isn't why you came here. But without readers choosing to fund this work directly, the depth of reporting we can do at home and abroad shrinks along with everyone else's. If you're not in a position to give, that doesn't change how much we value you as a reader.

If you are able to, a recurring contribution does more for us than a single one-time gift, because it lets us plan the next investigation instead of just the next invoice. It takes about 30 seconds, no long form, no account. Thank you for continuing to support independent journalism and freedom of the press.

Give once Give monthly Support another way

Related Stories

Back to top