Forest Whitaker to join Biggie, Tupac murder mystery 'LAbyrinth'

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By Darian Scalamoni

            It’s been just about a month since we reported that Johnny Depp would join LAbyrinth which follows the detective who investigated the murders of both Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G. This was already an interesting premise and first casting news but the project continues to accumulate talent. According to Slash Film, Forest Whitaker is set to join Depp in the movie as well.

            Production starts this month on LAbyrinth, which is based on the novel of the same name written by Randall Sullivan. Depp is set to play the detective and Whitaker is joining the movie as a journalist that joins Depp to help seek out answers to the murders of two of the biggest icons in rap music history. Whitaker has already had a big year as he just had a supporting role in a movie that is being pegged as an Oscar favorite by many critics in Arrival. The movie is set to be directed by Brad Furman who previously directed The Lincoln Lawyer and The Infiltrator.

            Whitaker’s year is far from over as he will appear in the Star Wars spinoff, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Not only that, he also recently signed on to join the MCU and have a role in Black Panther in 2018. I love this casting as it’s just adding more talent onto an intriguing project. There is no set release date though expect to see this released sometime next year!