World Trade Center writer joins N.W.A. film*

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Andrea Berloff, who wrote Oliver Stone's true-life movie "World Trade Center", is tackling the story of seminal rap group N.W.A.

Berloff is writing "Straight Outta Compton," the story of the rise and fall of the Compton, Calif.-based group, whose initials read Niggas With Attitude. The members included drug dealer turned label founder Easy E, young disc jockey Dr. Dre and the politically bent Ice Cube, plus MC Ren and DJ Yella.

"As the group rose, however, egos and jealousies surfaced."

Having a white writer on black-themed projects, especially biopics, is a fairly recent trend. Sheldon Turner penned a draft of the Rick James project "Super Freak," while Brad Kane wrote the draft of the Richard Pryor project that attracted director Bill Condon.

Something even more noteworthy is that the person tackling the N.W.A. adaptation is a white woman. Hmmm...very interesting, definitely something to chew on.

What are your thoughts?

*The Hollywood Reporter