Sylvester Stallone Working On Movie About Notorious B.I.G. & Tupac Murders

06/09/2003 6:00 PM, Yahoo! Music
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(6/9/03, 6 p.m. ET) -- Sylvester Stallone, who became a household name for his portrayals of Rocky and Rambo, is currently working on a new movie, Rampart Scandal. The film will detail the investigations of the murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G., and the Rampart scandal which exposed corruption within the Robbery-Homicide Division of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), according to Allhiphop.com.

Stallone, who will write, direct, and star in the movie, will play the role of Russell Poole, the real life detective who was assigned to investigate the murder of the Notorious B.I.G., and who subsequently resigned and sued the LAPD.

Production is slated to begin on the film on September 1.

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