'Notorious' writer to pen Run-DMC film

It seems Cheo Hodari Coker, writer of the recently released biopic 'Notorious,' isn't exactly finished writing scripts about slain rap stars.

The Hollywood Reporter said today that Coker is currently attached to adapt "Tougher Than Leather: The Rise of Run-DMC -- The Authorized Biography" for the big screen. The book's author, Bill Adler, is also the group's former publicist and will serve as executive producer.


Dallas Jackson, president of DJ Classicz and producer for the film said, "It's an extraordinary rags-to-riches journey that I'm eager to bring to the screen, and I'm hoping to have Run, DMC and Russell Simmons' involvement. This will be a big movie about the 1980s hip-hop movement that took over the world."

Though there are no tentative release dates for the film, The Hollywood Reporter is saying that this film will follow the history of rap's first superstars-- Joseph "Run" Simmons, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell.

Mizell was shot and killed outside his studio in Queens in 2002.


Sources:
The Hollywood Reporter
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