WithCity of Liesnow playing in select theaters and available on Digital and On Demand, I recently conducted an extended interview with directorBrad Furmanabout the making of the film. Based on the bookLAbyrinth, by Pulitzer Prize-winning authorRandall Sullivan,City of Liesattempts to pull the curtain back on the murder of iconic rap artistChristopher Wallace, aka The Notorious B.I.G.
In the film,Johnny DeppplaysRussell Poole, the determined former LAPD detective who spent nearly 20 years trying to solve the murder, while Oscar winnerForest Whitakerco-stars as Jack Jackson, a journalist who teams up with Poole in search of the elusive truth. Together they explore why the case remains cold – and why a secret division of the LAPD is seemingly set on keeping it that way. The film also starsShea Whigham,Toby Huss,Kevin Chapman,Peter Greene,Xander Berkeley,Shamier Anderson,Neil Brown Jr.,Cory Hardrict,Rockmond Dunbar,Michael Paré,Jamal Woolard, andLaurence Mason.
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During the interview, Furman talks about the long process of getting the film released, why he thinks the killings of Wallace andTupac Shakurwere our generation’s JFK, how he convinced Depp to be in the film and not wear any prosthetics, why he thinksSuge Knightdidn’t call for a hit on Tupac, how the LAPD still won’t talk about how they had officers working at Death Row Records, why he he ended up cutting a number of scenes with Whitaker, and so much more. If you’re interested in the making ofCity of Liesand the killing of Wallace, you’ll learn a lot during this interview.
Due to the length of the conversation, you can either watch the interview in the player above, or you can listen to theconversation as a podcast here.
As usual, I’ve listed out everything we talked about below.
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