![]() ![]() I don't think there was a better project than Wu-Tang to do that for me." Just when you think you're not going to see anything new or better, we do it again. ![]() I want to strategically choose iconic roles or projects to be involved in. "I try to watch, learn and take everything in and then execute. The "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" actor said he absorbed as much information as possible through RZA and Raekwon. He had other opportunities on the table, but his role was something he felt compelled to take on. Moore said he didn't know much about the group growing up except for their popular "W" logo. The best thing I could get out of this experience really is a chance to live it and do it again." "You really get to see the dynamics that really exists between us," RZA said. He said the filming process took him down memory lane. RZA said he enjoyed watching the actors portray himself and his friends. That's the only stuff that happens in America." could come together and call themselves Wu-Tang. "It's one of the most unusual and unlikely American success stories, ever," said Tse, who co-wrote the superhero film "Watchmen" and 2018's "Superfly." "It couldn't really happen anywhere else. Tse said Wu-Tang built a global brand that's still relevant. ![]() RZA said the template for the 10-episode series was inspired by the books he co-wrote, "The Wu-Tang Manual" and "Tao of Wu." A four-part Showtime docuseries called "Wu-Tang: Of Mics and Men" aired a few months ago, but he says the new Hulu series will highlight certain members' backstories before their collective rise to fame. It also stars newcomers Siddiq Saunderson as Ghostface Killah and Johnell Young as GZA. The series stars Shameik Moore as Raekwon, Ashton Sanders as RZA and rappers Dave East and TJ Atoms as Method Man and O.D.B, respectively. Raekwon, GZA, O.D.B., Ghostface Killah and Method Man released successful solo studio albums while RZA continued to make a name for himself as a producer, actor and director. Some of the members branched out into solo careers through Wu-Tang's success. Wu-Tang went from being a group of local rappers in Staten Island, New York, to become one of the most prominent hip-hop troupes after releasing their critically-acclaimed 1993 debut album "Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)." The group included RZA, GZA, Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, the late Ol' Dirty Bastard and longtime collaborator Cappadonna. Hopefully, it'll inform, entertain and inspire." "Now, in a serial form, we can take our time and tell our story. "The Wu-Tang story is vast and you really couldn't contain it in a two or three hour movie," said RZA, who created the series with screenwriter Alex Tse. The series delves into how the New York-based collective straddled between the music and crime life during the crack cocaine epidemic in the 1990s. Seven more episodes will arrive in the weeks that follow. The Wu-Tang mastermind and producer dives deep into the maturation of the Clan in the upcoming Hulu drama series "Wu-Tang: An American Saga," which will premiere the first three episodes Sept. ![]() That meant heading to television and finding the right actors to reenact the influential group's rise and rap as them. RZA could have created a Wu-Tang Clan biopic like the NWA-based "Straight Outta Compton" film, but felt the nine-member rap group needed more room to tell their story. ![]()
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