RZA Is Gang Related In New TV Show
(AllHipHop News) RZA has officially landed his first regular role on a TV series with his inclusion on Fox’s drama pilot Gang Related. The show centers around Ryan Lopez’s character, a gang member’s planned infiltration of the San Francisco Police Department Gang Task Force and his struggle to balance both identities. RZA’s character, Cassius is Lopez’s best friend on the Gang Task Force and becomes a cop after the quiet community response to his love interest’s murder. RZA joins an accomplished cast which include The Fast & Furious screenwriter Chris Morgan, 8 Mile producer Brian Grazer, uncredited Dead Presidents producer Allen Hughes and a variety of other big names. RZA is not new to having accomplished co-workers, as he has had a recurring role on Showtime’s Californication, co-starred with Denzel Washington in American Gangster and recently released his directorial debut, The Man With The Iron Fist in November of 2012 which included Lucy Lui, Eli Roth and Russell Crowe. [ALSO READ: RZA Set To Release Soul Music Compilation] While the RZA brand begins its expansion in film and television, its Hip-Hop foundation continues to thrive. Almost half a year after RZA initially told The New York Times that he has been trying to spearhead a Wu-Tang album to celebrate the group’s 20th anniversary, Method Man gave confirmation on its creation. During a March 1st performance, Method Man to the Los Angeles crowd “We got the Wu-Tang anniversary album coming up, we’re working on that now.” This comes after fellow Wu-Tang cohorts Raekwon and Ghostface Killah confirmed their interest in the project with the former only agreeing to partake in the highly anticipated album if “the business is right.” [ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE RZA Interview On Whether He Will Give Up Music For Film] Check below to get a taste of what television RZA is like with a scene from Californication: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mr1p3I8hwE]
EXCLUSIVE: RZA Reveals Whether Or Not He's Hanging Up The Mic For Good To Focus On Making Films
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RZA Unleashes An Epic Poster And Trailer For Directorial Debut “The Man With The Iron Fists”
RZA RELEASES EPIC POSTER FOR DIRECTORIAL DEBUT, “THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS” – WATCH THE TRAILER!
First Promo Image From RZA’s Directorial Debut “The Man With the Iron Fists” Released
(AllHipHop News) The first promotional shot from producer, rapper, and actor RZA’s directorial debut, The Man With the Iron Fists, has hit the net. RZA revealed the image from his Kung-Fu flick late last night (June 27). He tweeted, “Giving u 1st look at snapshot of my trailer ‘Iron Fist’ comin n 2 days.” The Man With the Iron Fists was co-written by RZA and Hostel and Cabin Fever director, Eli Roth. The $20 million production, which was filmed on-location in China at the beginning of last year, has a highly-respected cast in Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, Jamie Chung, Pam Grier, Dave Batista, RZA, and a number of high-profile martial arts stars from Asia like Chia Hui Liu, Rick Yune, Ka-Yan Leung, and Kuan Tai Chen. Produced by Quentin Tarantino and Eli Roth, The Man With the Iron Fists stars RZA as blacksmith who is tasked with defending his village in feudal China. A theatrical trailer for The Man With the Iron Fists, which is being produced by Roth and Academy Award-winning director Quentin Tarantino, is expected to be released later this week. This will be RZA and Crowe’s third film collaboration, following the release of 2007’s American Gangster and 2010’s The Next Three Days. RZA will next be seen as Blind Master in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and is also rumored to have an unspecified role in Tarantino’s Django Unchained, which will be released on Christmas Day. Check out the first promo image from the film below: The Man With the Iron Fists is set to be released later this year.