Pop Smoke’s Posthumous Film Debut in ‘Boogie’ Gets a Release Date!
Late rapper Pop Smoke is currently trending on Twitter as fans look back on his successful career while they also gear up to see him in the upcoming film titled, “Boogie.”
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It was just announced that “Boogie” will be out March 5 via Focus Features and the film will also feature unreleased Pop Smoke music, according to Deadline. Other actors that will star in the film include Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Alexa Mareka, Mike Moh, and Perry Yung.
Eddie Huang is the director of the movie, and he is making his directorial debut, Deadline reports. Huang explained that the project will be a “coming-of-age story of Alfred ‘Boogie’ Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While his parents pressure him to focus on earning a scholarship to an elite college, Boogie must find a way to navigate a new girlfriend, high school, on-court rivals, and the burden of expectation.” Taylor Takahashi plays Boogie and Pop Smoke plays his rival, Monk. Fans have been pretty excited about this for a while now. Months ago, Huang shared an Instagram video of Pop Smoke acting and fans wanted to see more.
As we previously reported, Pop Smoke was shot and killed in a Los Angeles home invasion earlier this year. Four hooded men entered into a home that the rapper was in on Feb. 19 at 4:30 a.m. in an alleged attempted robbery. After a brief struggle with the assailants and shots were fired, the rapper suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Although he is no longer with us, fans have promised to keep his legacy alive.
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