Ice Cube, Son O'Shea Jackson Jr. Have 'No Plans' for L.A. Riots Movie

Ice Cube and his son O'Shea Jackson Jr are saying reports they have joined a film based on the L.A. riots are straight outta the rumor mill.

The pair insist that they are not participating in the forthcoming drama "April 29, 1992" after some premature announcements began circulating they had signed on to the project, according to a statement to Deadline.

“Ice Cube and O’Shea Jackson Jr. have no plans to commit to this project at this time. Any speculations or rumors that suggest that they are confirmed are simply untrue,” a rep for the actors says.

Deadline adds that a source revealed to the website that they had been approached months ago, but "talks never progressed as the two sides were far apart on money and script."

Cube and Jackson collaborated on the hit "Straight Outta Compton," of which Cube served as producer and Jackson portrayed his father onscreen. In the NWA biopic, the 1992 Los Angeles riots was featured.

On April 29, 1992 a six-day riot began in L.A.'s South Central and spread throughout the metropolitan area, causing more than $1 billion in damage after looting, arson and other civil disturbances. The outrage was sparked by the acquittal of police officers in the brutal beating of Rodney King, which was recorded on videotape and highlighted the racial tension between minority communities and the Los Angeles Police Department.