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50 Cent 'Locks' Down Film Debut
Rapper 50 Cent will make his film debut in the semi-autobiographical "Locked and Loaded." The project will be shepherded by Interscope Geffen A&M chairman/CEO Jimmy Iovine and Eminem manager Paul Rosenberg, who have inked a first-look feature film deal with Paramount Pictures and MTV Films.
In "Locked and Loaded," 50 Cent will play a former drug dealer who gives up a life of crime to pursue a music career. "The Sopranos" writer/executive producer Terence Winter is writing the screenplay for the project, which Paramount says is expected in theaters in 2005 or 2006.
Iovine and Rosenberg were, respectively, a producer and executive producer of Universal Pictures' "8 Mile," a 2002 feature film loosely based on the life of its star, Eminem. The film grossed nearly $117 million at the U.S. box office, according to Nielsen EDI. The "8 Mile" soundtrack (Shady/Interscope Records) spawned Eminem's "Lose Yourself," which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in addition to winning an Oscar for best original song and a Grammy Award for best rap song.
Rosenberg is a VP at Eminem's Shady Records, to which 50 Cent is signed. Sources say the label is expected to release the "Locked and Loaded" soundtrack.
Rapper 50 Cent will make his film debut in the semi-autobiographical "Locked and Loaded." The project will be shepherded by Interscope Geffen A&M chairman/CEO Jimmy Iovine and Eminem manager Paul Rosenberg, who have inked a first-look feature film deal with Paramount Pictures and MTV Films.
In "Locked and Loaded," 50 Cent will play a former drug dealer who gives up a life of crime to pursue a music career. "The Sopranos" writer/executive producer Terence Winter is writing the screenplay for the project, which Paramount says is expected in theaters in 2005 or 2006.
Iovine and Rosenberg were, respectively, a producer and executive producer of Universal Pictures' "8 Mile," a 2002 feature film loosely based on the life of its star, Eminem. The film grossed nearly $117 million at the U.S. box office, according to Nielsen EDI. The "8 Mile" soundtrack (Shady/Interscope Records) spawned Eminem's "Lose Yourself," which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in addition to winning an Oscar for best original song and a Grammy Award for best rap song.
Rosenberg is a VP at Eminem's Shady Records, to which 50 Cent is signed. Sources say the label is expected to release the "Locked and Loaded" soundtrack.
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