Eazy-E (Jason Mitchell),Ice Cube(O’Shea Jackson Jr.),Dr. Dre(Corey Antonio Hawkins),M.C. Ren(Corey Antonio Hawkins) and DJ Yella (Neil Brown Jr.) take a walk through the streets of their dangerous hometown in the final poster for theN.W.A.biopicStraight Outta Compton. The one-sheet comes on the heels of the all-agesStraight Outta Compton trailerreleased in April and last month’s TV spot for this upcoming drama, that shows how five young man transformed themselves into what was called theworld’s most dangerous group,N.W.A.. We’ll have to wait and see ifUniversal Picturesreleases another trailer before the August 14 release date.
Straight Outta Comptonis set in 1987, when five young men, using brutally honest rhymes and hardcore beats, put their frustration and anger about life in the most dangerous place in America into the most powerful weapon they had: their music. Taking us back to where it all began,Straight Outta Comptontells the true story of how these cultural rebels-armed only with their lyrics, swagger, bravado and raw talent-stood up to the authorities that meant to keep them down and formed the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. And as they spoke the truth that no one had before and exposed life in the hood, their voice ignited a social revolution that is still reverberating today.
The supporting cast is rounded out byPaul Giamatti, who plays the group’s manager,Jerry Heller, along with R. Marcus Taylor as Death Row Records co-founderSuge Knight, Carra Patterson as Eazy-E’s widow Tomica Woods-Wright andKeith StanfieldasSnoop Dogg.F. Gary GraydirectsStraight Outta Compton, with original N.W.A membersIce CubeandDr. Dreproducing. Check out the new one-sheet forStraight Outta Comptonbefore it hits theaters August 14.
