DiCaprio wanted to make a Wu movie, RZA backed out

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Am I imagining or misremembering, or was DiCaprio rumored to put in a bid for OUATIS?
I'm at work and just making a quick post, can't do an online search

It's in the book. He send someone to the listening session at MOMA. But the line was too long, so they did not go forward with it. IIRC.

A show can give a more in depth look because of its length, but a movie backed by DiCaprio would have been (much?) more high profile. both formulas have their advantages
RZA turning down a role in The Departed (which is new to me) is truly a missed opportunity for him. maybe not so much for us since he's not the greatest actor
Hard to imagine why RZA would turn down such a role unless it had to do with conflicting schedules like touring or taping another movies. or if it was just a one scene thing

RZA has a few films in which he is sort of okay. But in general he is not the best indeed. But he is no Nas in Belly or Dre in Training Day either. Heck, even Dame Dash was better in Highlander 4 than those two.

I don't see why they couldn't do both a TV series and a film. I guess there's the argument that one might undermine the success of the other, and the production companies would want it to be exclusive, but that doesn't mean you couldn't negotiate it.
Or even have the film as a jumping off point and then follow with a spin off series.
This is a missed opportunity, Wu-Tang deserved something cinematic. The TV show is fun but it's like a soap opera. It's especially surprising that RZA would prefer a series over a film, given his cinephile reputation.
Just waiting to see how RZA explains this.

Just remembered RZA did another film like a year ago. But have you seen his Kung Fu outings? Those were terrible.

And as people are saying, when a film bombs, the money dries up. If you do a series, where the money is at the moment, you have a prolonged period in time from which you can build your brand. It is not a one shot. And in general, films about music artists have been hit or miss. And if you gambling on that, again a series would be wiser. Also for the story, we talking about at least 9 people as someone already mentioned here.
And spin off series, do they actually work? The MCU really is an irregularity in this.

Rae is mad .. he said some things about the wu tang killa beez and West coast killa beez.. like u-god
He talks about once upon a time aswell
He's mad @Divine

Is this all in the book? Because realy need to order that one. Enjoyed the Uey book, though it was written like he talks on his podcast.

Happy Fri all!
Tangentially related... UGod talked about having some issue w Leo D in his book... Speaking of books cant wait to read Raes!

Wasn't that about how he was chatting up Kim Kardashian or something, and Leo swooped in? Or was there something else at a Hollywood party?
-edit- Just checked. It was at a Brett Ratner party. He was there with Ghost, super fucked up. And Leo was there too. Apparently Leo said something slick to U-God, and U-God was being tough guy saying he didn't care if hew was a movie star and would punch him in the face. Now Leo was with Q-Tip who was like, chill. And because of that nothing happened. After that Ghost & U-God bailed, but not before Ghost pissed on all the floors in the house, of the balcony, and started tearing up the landscaping while they were waiting for cars to pull up.


Jim Jones memes with Leo are solid!