RZA to Star in Biopic About Porn Star Vanessa Del Rio

RZA has starred in movies such as Funny People and The Man With the Iron Fists, which he also wrote and directed. Now, the Wu-Tang Clan rapper has been cast in an upcoming biopic about porn star Vanessa del Rio.

The movie is currently untitled. It’s directed by Thomas Mignone, who’s done music videos for artists such as Sepultura and Slipknot, and also stars Drea de Matteo (“The Sopranos”) and Taryn Manning (“Orange is the New Black”). 

According to a press release, RZA plays “a character who works the doors at the burlesque club Vanessa dances at. After hours, he secretly uses the club’s audio gear to pursue his true passion of music, laying down tracks and rhymes in the new hip hop and rap genres being explored at the time.” (It takes place in the 70s and 80s.)

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