Columbia Pictures and RZA producing biopic about the Wu-Tang Clan's ODB

Wu-Tang Clan

Ol' Dirty Bastard: The Movie could be coming to a theatre near you… after reports that a Hollywood studio has signed-up to produce the project.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sony's Columbia Pictures are onboard to make a biopic about the late rapper which his bandmate, Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA, is set to produce.

The studio itself is yet to comment, but the report suggests that the search for a director for the film is now underway.

ODB passed away in 2004, while a film about his life was first mooted by RZA – himself an accomplished actor, composer and director in the film world – in 2016.



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