Ice Cube and his son O'Shea Jackson Jr. are reported to be starring in a Lionsgate action thriller referring to the 1992 LA riots following the box office success of "Straight Outta Compton."
The former N.W.A member and Jackson Jr. have made discussions to play lead roles in movie "April 29, 1992," which will be produced by "Straight Outta Compton" executive producer Will Packer, who has also worked with the rapper in the "Ride Along" flicks, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The film, which will follow the life of an ex-convict (Ice Cube) who encounters a gangster group in order to save his son as they bombard his workplace in a bid to loot a highly valuable amount of platinum, will reportedly be helmed by "iNumber Number" director Donovan Marsh with the script written by Sascha Penn.
But before fans of the father and son tandem get too excited, Hip Hop Dx has learned that Cube's publicist addressed the duo's connection to the upcoming project in a statement saying, "Ice Cube and O'Shea Jackson Jr. have no plans to commit to this project at this time. Any speculations or rumors that suggest that they are confirmed are simply untrue."
O'Shea Jackson Jr. portrayed his father in the recently released N.W.A. biopic, which documented the rise and fall of the seminal rap group. His acting performance garnered numerous praises with Ice Cube comparing it to "watching your son win the Super Bowl for the same team you won the Super Bowl with. That's the feeling I got watching him work, knowing that he was in great hands," during an interview earlier this month on Dr. Dre's "The Pharmacy" Beats 1 radio show.
"Straight Outta Compton" earned $60.2 million during its opening and has reportedly earned a total of $80.1 million up to date.
Talking to NME about N.W.A.'s legacy and influence to other rappers and musical artists, Cube said, "We made it OK for artists to be themselves."
"We let the world know that you could be just as famous doing it hard and rough and taboo and dirty and all the other things that they call our music. We opened a door for artists like Eminem and shows like South Park. It gave young people a 360 range of expression," he added, GigWise reported.
