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Pop Smoke set to make posthumous acting debut in upcoming film ‘Boogie’
Pop Smoke will make his posthumous film debut in the upcoming film Boogie, set to arrive next year.The film, which will be released on March 5, follows high-school student Alfred “Boogie” Chin – played by Taylor Takahashi – who has dreams of becoming a basketball star. Pop Smoke takes on the role of Chin’s on-court rival, Monk.Boogie will also feature unreleased music from the late rapper, as well as a cameo from fellow New York MC, Dave East.“He gave me a thousand percent,” Eddie Huang, the film’s director, told The New York Times. “They were tough 16-hour days, overnights, and he shot five overnights in a row.
