Will Packer Explains Chris Brown’s Brief Appearance on ‘Stomp The Yard’ – VIBE.com

When it was announced that Chris Brown would star in Stomp the yard Back in 2006, at the height of his meteoric rise, fans were thrilled to see the R&B sensation cross over into acting. However, his feature film debut lasted only a few minutes: Brown’s character was killed off, and Columbus Short became the real star of the film.

Sixteen years after its release, Will Packer, the film’s producer, finally explained why this happened.

“So people ask me all the time… ‘Y’all made it look like it was a Chris Brown movie. I get there and he dies in the first five minutes,” Packer begins. “Well, first of all, he doesn’t die in the first five minutes. It’s 10 minutes; it lasts 10 minutes 50 seconds. Chris Brown never intended to be a star Stomp the yard. We had this movie. It was about Columbus Short going to the University of Truth and joining a fraternity.”

The visionary behind hits like Girls Trip, Queens CourtAnd Almost Christmas continued, “We always wanted to create a scene where we showed why he leaves Los Angeles to go to college, and it’s because his brother is dying. That was the setup. It shouldn’t have been Chris Brown.”

He also revealed Stomp the yard It was originally supposed to be a sequel to another fan-favorite dance film, saying, “Actually, back in the day it was supposed to be one of the guys from You’ve been served because Stomp the yard was originally intended as a sequel You’ve been servedBut that is another story”.

Although Packer did not specify who would play Brown in the film. Stomp the yardBreezy starred in This Christmas

later that year he made his real film debut and later appeared in Takers And Think like a person.