Eddie Huang says casting late rapper Pop Smoke in Boogie was a blessing TODAY 3/6/2021 Francesca Gariano
Eddie Huang opened up recently about his decision to cast Pop Smoke in his new movie, “Boogie,” a year after the late rapper’s death.
The coming-of-age film about a teenage Asian American basketball player attempting to balance family and on-court pressures stars Taylor Takahashi, Huang’s former assistant turned first-time actor, as the titular character. Featured alongside Takahashi is Pop Smoke, whose legal name was Bashar Jackson, another first-time actor who made an impact on Huang in a short period of time.
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