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In one of the most unanticipated movie role announcements, rapper Soulja Boy recently informed the world that he will be playing the role of  “Bishop” , a role made famous by the late Tupac Shakur, in a remake of the Urban classic movie “Juice”.  Soulja Boy picked the Director of his music videos “Kiss Me Through the Phone” , “Crank That”, & “Turn My Swag On” to direct the film.  This is what Soulja Boy had to say to Vibe Magazine about the upcoming film :

“Basically, it’s your boy Soulja and I’m Bishop in 2011, running around in the streets, man. You know how the movie goes, but we’re flipping it and shooting in Atlanta. I want to show these people my acting side and me being creative—always giving them something new; that’s all. I got same video director that shot “Crank That,” “Kiss Me Through The Phone,” “Turn My Swag On” —my most successful videos. The whole mixtape is the soundtrack for the movie”

In my opinion Soulja Boy is reaching too far.  Tupac absolutely destroyed the “Bishop” role and was the main reason that “Juice” was successful.  Tupac played the role so well because his REAL life wasn’t that much different from his character’s and also because of the training he had in acting while attending school in Baltimore as a youth.  Soulja Boy, on the other hand, cannot say the same.  Soulja may be setting himself up for a major fail if this movie comes to fruition.