After many years of rumors it might come together, director F. Gary Gray (Friday, Set It Off, The Italian Job) recently embarked on shooting the N.W.A biopic Straight Outta Compton. Featuring O’Shea Jackson Jr., Corey Hawkins, and Jason Mitchell in the lead roles, the trailer has now dropped in conjunction with the Grammys.
Introduced by Ice Cube and Dr. Dre, we follow them around the neighborhood they grew up before the trailer kicks off, which sells a promising depiction of the group’s formation. One of the most intriguing factors is cinematography by frequent Darren Aronofsky collaborator Matthew Libatique, which is nicely on display here. Set for a late summer release, check out the trailer and poster below for the film also starring Paul Giamatti and Keith Stanfield,
In the mid-1980s, the streets of Compton, California, were some of the most dangerous in the country. When five young men translated their experiences growing up into brutally honest music that rebelled against abusive authority, they gave an explosive voice to a silenced generation. Following the meteoric rise and fall of N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton tells the astonishing story of how these youngsters revolutionized music and pop culture forever the moment they told the world the truth about life in the hood and ignited a cultural war.
Straight Outta Compton opens on August 14th, 2015.