The first trailer for Eddie Huang's directorial debut Boogie has dropped and it gives fans of Pop Smoke a first look of the late rappers skills on film.
Boogie features a coming-of-age story about a Chinese high-school basketball player named Alfred "Boogie" Chin living in Queens, New York. Played by Taylor Takahashi, he faces a variety of off-court challenges including Asian cultural stereotypes and on-court rivals like Monk, played by Pop Smoke, as he seeks to live out his dream of playing in the NBA.
Pop's song "Got It On Me" can be heard playing in the trailer. The movie will also feature new music from the late rapper via the official soundtrack being released by Victor Victor Worldwide and Republic Records.
Director Huang spoke about his experience with Pop in a feature for the New York Times.
He gave me a thousand percent. They were tough 16-hour days, overnights, and he shot five overnights in a row. Kids were coming on the bridge to watch us shoot the scenes. Would would play Pop's record, all our actors, the extras, the kids on the bridge watching us shoot scenes, everyone was doing the Woo dance. It was pretty special.
Boogie will be released to theaters on March 5, 2021. Check out the trailer below and also Pop Smoke's posthumous album Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon.
