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On January 29th 2015, Suge Knight was involved in a hit-and-run that left one dead and another injured. Witnesses claim that Knight followed these men after an argument on the set of Straight Outta Compton.

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Drive-by during filming
Seven days into filming a drive-by occurred in Compton. A group of men flashed gang signs outside of the Compton Courthouse at a passing car and resulted in a shooting. No cast or crew were injured however a pedestrian was shot. Filming resumed as normal. This is eerily similar to a quote from Ice Cube within the film: "Our art is a reflection of our reality."

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The film was produced by Legendary Pictures (Owned by the Wanda Group working in collaboration with New Line Cinema (Owned by Warner Bros.) with the distribution going to Universal (owned by Comcast.)

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Straight Outta Compton was filmed on a budget of $45 million. On it's opening weekend alone it grossed $60 million, becoming the highest grossing R-rated film released in August. This would become the first of many records. It grossed $161,197,785 million domestically and $40,437,206 million foreign. it became the highest grossing music biopic ever with a total gross of $201,634,991 million total.

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During the year of 2015, Universal and Legendary released 7 films in collaboration with one-another. These films (in order of release): Blackhat, Seventh Son, Jurassic World, Straight Outta Compton, Steve Jobs, Crimson Peak and Krampus. This collaboration has released films across the genres of Horror, Action, Drama, and a Period film with Seventh Son. This shows that the collaboration isn't restricting themselves to one genre; instead spreading across multiple. These films were hit-and-miss at the box office so audiences may have been cautious going into the film.

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Controversial Casting call asking for girls rated from A to D.  Sparked outrage for being colourist, sexist and racist.

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Principal Photography began in Compton on August 14th, 2014. Exterior shooting began on a post-riot set on Laurel Canyon Boulevard in California.

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The stars from left to right are: Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, Marlon Yates Jr. as The D.O.C,
Aldis Hodge as M.C Ren and O'Shea Jackson as Ice Cube.