Grand Theft Auto V has never stopped being popular – seriously, just look at the sales figures for 2020 – and it’s still spawning new memes. Now we are in the era of Lamar roasting Franklin, while modders and video editors continue to find new ways to recreate the scene with increasingly absurd adjustments. Now things have come to their natural conclusion: the actors behind Franklin and Lamar have recreated the scene in real life.
Recreation is everything you could expect. Slink Johnson, like Lamar, presents his lines with all the colorful affectation he had in 2013, and Solo Fonteno is as incredulous in live action as in motion capture. They are even dressed in appropriate clothes, making the scene in a quiet street in what certainly looks like Los Angeles.
The scene was created in partnership with PlayStation Haven, which is working with Slink Johnson on a GTA 5 real-life comparison series. These videos will see the actor exploring the real-life locations that inspired the fictional city of Los Santos. And hey, if you’re already in LA with the actor, why not make Franklin’s meme?
Check it out yourself below.
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