Tupac Shakur auditioned for Samuel L. Jackson's Mace Windu role in 'Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace' [VIDEO]

In a recent interview with Death Row Records' chief engineer Rick Clifford, we learned that notorious rapper and actor Tupac Shakur almost landed a role in the 2001 film Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. This might seem like a weird casting to think about, but the role he auditioned for with George Lucas was eventually filled by Samuel L. Jackson: Mace Windu. Jackson went on to reprise his role in all of the prequel trilogy films.

"It's sad because 'Pac found out that I worked for Brian Austin Green who was on 90210, then he found out I was in some movies," Clifford said in this new interview. "So we always talked about his film career and stuff. He was telling me that he was suppose to read for George Lucas and them. They wanted him to be a Jedi. Samuel L. [Jackson] got Tupac's part. 'Old Man' - he called me 'Old Man' - he said, 'Old Man, keep your fingers crossed. I got three movies coming up. One of them I gotta read for George Lucas'."

Tupac was murdered back in 1996 and therefore the role had to go to someone else.

This interview was conducted by 2Pac-Forum.com and is available for viewing at the YouTube channel. You can check this interview out right HERE!

Meanwhile, Samuel L. Jackson might have had a prominent role in the Star Wars prequels, but now all we want to hear about is the upcoming Episode VII film directed by J.J. Abrams. 2014 is sure to be a year full of updates on this project since it is set for a 2015 release.