Johnny Depp set to star as detective investigating Notorious B.I.G and Tupac murders in new movie Labyrinth
THE actor will play Russell Poole a decade after the murders took place
JOHNNY Depp has landed another great role, this time starring in upcoming movie Labyrinth.
The Hollywood actor will star as the detective who investigated the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G, Russell Poole.
After months of investigating their deaths, Poole came to the conclusion that a group of "gangsta cops" in his own force were behind the shooting of Notorious B.I.G, who's real name was Christopher Wallace, while Death Row Records and the Bloods Street gang were also involved.
After confronting the LAPD police chief about the shootings, the investigator protested by going into early retirement.
Shakur was shot dead while being driven down the Las Vegas strip by head of Death Row Records, Marion "Suge" Knight, in 1996. He was 25 years old.
Six months later, Wallace was also killed in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles at 24.
While the police never solved the murders, countless conspiracy theories have emerged over the years.
Depp's new film has been written by Christian Contreas, who adapted LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., the Implication of Death Row Records' Suge Knight, and the Origins of the Los Angeles Police Scandal.
Meanwhile Brad Furman, the man behind The Lincoln Lawyer, Blade Runner and The Infiltrator, will direct the film.