Tupac Shakur was almost seduced by the West Side of the Force.
Rolling Stone are reporting that sometime before his death, legendary rapper and somewhat-less-legendary actor Tupac Shakur auditioned to play Jedi Master Mace Windu in 'Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace'.
Rick Clifford, a former engineer at Death Row Records, said in a recent interview with fan site 2Pac-Forum that Shakur told him he had read for the part with George Lucas (the part ended up going to Samuel L Jackson, who coincidentally starred alongside Shakur in 1992's 'Juice').
It's unclear exactly when Shakur auditioned for the part, but the dates appear to line up — 'The Phantom Menace' began filming in June 1997, less than a year after Shakur's death in September 1996.
"Pac found out that I worked for Brian Austin Green, who was on 90210, then he found out I [worked on] some movies, so we always talked about his film career and stuff," Clifford said. "He was telling me that he was supposed to read for George Lucas and them. They wanted him to be a Jedi. I'm serious. Samuel L [Jackson] got Tupac's part. [Tupac] said [to me], 'Old man, keep your fingers crossed'. He said, 'I've got three movies coming up. One of them, I've got to read for George Lucas.'"
So... does this mean we can add Samuel L Jackson to the list of suspects?
(Via Rolling Stone)
