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August 11, 2006 @ 9:05 pm
T.I. and Common Join American Gangster Cast
The ATL-rapper/actor recently signed on to join Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington in the Ridley Scott-produced film American Gangster.
right “Man, that’s my internship into the field,” T.I. told mtv.com about working with such accomplished actors. "It's like I'm going to school and learning from the best in the business. I'm looking forward to [American Gangster], and I'm honored."
The Scarface-like film, set in the 1970s, is about a police detective (Crowe) in pursuit of a Harlem drug lord (Washington), reports mtv.com.
Rapper Common will also make an appearance in American Gangster, as the brother to Washington’s character, as will Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA.
Filming begins next week in New York City. American Gangster will hit theaters in 2007.
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Article tags: American Gangster, Common, Russell Crowe, T.I.
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June 29, 2007 at 2:59 pm
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June 29, 2007 at 2:56 pm