Notorious, the much anticipated movie about rapper, Christopher Wallace, a.k.a. The Notorious B.I.G., is set to begin principal photography on March 24, 2008. The movie will be filmed in and around the five boroughs of New York. According to a press release from Fox Searchlight Pictures, "The film stars multiple award winner Angela Bassett as Christopher’s mother Voletta Wallace, Derek Luke as Sean Combs, Anthony Mackie as Tupac Shakur and introducing Jamal Woolard as The Notorious B.I.G. After the overwhelming response to a year long aggressive and active worldwide search, Jamal Woolard, a Brooklyn native, was selected to portray the infamous rapper. George Tillman Jr. is set to direct." Biggie's mom, Voletta Wallace, is amongst the film's producers and Sean "Diddy" Combs is the executive producer. The movie will be released in theatres on January 16, 2009.
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