Posted: Thurs., Dec. 17, 1998

Wu-Tang Clan to star in pix

Raekwon, Method Man grab lead roles

NEW YORK -- Members of Wu-Tang Clan are putting their support behind two independent pictures being repped by Gotham entertainment lawyer Steven Beer.

Method Man will play the lead in "Bundy," the story of a deaf-mute who unwittingly becomes a drug courier between rival gangs. Bill Duke ("Hoodlum") is directing from a script by Ray Phylips, who is also producing.

Leland Hardy is taking exec producing chores.

Wu-Tang's Rza will produce the soundtrack for "Bundy."

'Lucky' break

Additionally, Frank Vincent and Wu-Tang's Raekwon will star in "Lucky Man," which Ruvin Orbach will write and direct based on his short of the same name.

Wu-Tang manager Power will exec produce the album for "Lucky Man," which will explore black and Italian-American subcultures in Brooklyn and Staten Island.


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