John Singleton NOT Directing Tupac Biopic

John Singleton, best known for his 1991 drama Boyz In The Hood, has quit the Tupac Shakur biopic, insisting the people involved in the project are not "respectful of the legacy" of the slain rapper. Singleton, who worked with Shakur on his 1993 film Poetic Justice, has been attached to the project since 2014.

The Boyz n the Hood director announced the news on his Instagram account late on Tuesday, a week after telling XXL magazine he had put the project on hold while he "figured out some things". In his post, Singleton wrote, "The reason I am not making this picture is because the people involved aren't really respectful of the legacy of Tupac Amaru Shakur.

"Tupac was much more than a hip hop artist... He was a black man guided by his passions... Of most importance was his love of black people and culture... Something the people involved in this movie know nothing about."

Shortly after Singleton's announcement, production company Morgan Creek announced the movie's still on, just without Singleton. Carl Franklin, director of “Devil in a Blue Dress” and “One True Thing” will be taking over from here. Tupac's mother Afeni Shakur will executive produce the film.

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