The legendary actor RZA rejected for the Wu-Tang Clan biopic

The Wu-Tang Clan are a legendary collective, and the Staten Island group had an iconic entry into the sport. With tracks resembling ‘C.R.E.A.M.’ and ‘Protect Ya Neck,’ the nine-piece outfit took New York Metropolis by storm and put their borough on the map.

Following the success of N.W.A.’s 2015 Straight Out Of Compton biopic, Wu-Tang member Raekwon (Corey Woods) got here up with the concept to have Wu-Tang Clan’s story informed on the massive display screen and even recruited a star actor to assist him produce the movie, however RZA had different plans.

Chatting with Rolling Stone, Woods unveiled that after the discharge of Straight Outta Compton, he reached out to Q-Tip to get in touch with the long-lasting actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Ultimately, he managed to pay money for the thespian, and the pair met at a pizza spot in Brooklyn to debate making a movie.

Talking about his assembly, Woods informed Rolling Stone, “We had a great time, eating pizza, telling stories, laughing and shit. Then we started talking about the possibility of a Wu-Tang movie, and I told Leo I’d love to see him play a role in it, anything he wanted to do.”

Woods continued, “He talked about his production company and all the directors he thought might do a great job — and these were big names and people he’d worked with. He was super open to the idea, and after that meal, he had his production company executives reach out to me. We took it to the next level with them. They were very interested, so we got the ball rolling, talking real numbers, with the goal of an even bigger release than Straight Outta Compton.”

Raekwon took the information to RZA that he had the legendary Leonardo DiCaprio on board. Nevertheless, Raekwon admits that the producer (actual title Robert Diggs) was uncomfortable with the concept. Unveiling that RZA was unresponsive within the assembly with DiCaprio’s workforce, Woods disclosed, “He barely said anything and seemed to be going through the motions, nothing more, I could tell he wasn’t going to agree to do it.”

Diggs finally got here to the conclusion that they should produce a series as a substitute of a movie and insisted that he didn’t need Leonardo DiCaprio concerned and rejected his supply to supply a Wu-Tang Clan film. You may watch the trailer for the movie collection that finally bought produced.