Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “ATL”
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Veronica Wells
T.I. explains how he got the role
It would be fair to say that his position in the industry and the access he had to certain people helped him to land this role. In an interview he explained how he put in work, lobbying for the film.
“I heard about it and had caught wind of the project a long, long time ago. I read for ‘Drumline’ when Dallas did ‘Drumline.’ I just told him, ‘Next time you do a movie I need to be a part of it’. He told me when they were doing casting and then I found out Chris [Robinson, the director] was involved. I knew Chris from doing videos and I hit it from that angle. Then I found out Will [Smith] was involved so I hit them.”
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