Curtis “
50 Cent” Jackson will start shooting
Lives of the Saints, directed by
Chris Rossi from his own script, next month alongside
Meg Ryan and
John Lithgow.
50 Cent is expanding his acting resume and he is pretty busy as actor lately.
Since making his big screen debut in 2005’s
Get Rich or Die Tryin, 50 had a role in the football drama
Things Fall Apart, and recently starred in a film based on his own screenplay,
The Gun.
He also stared in
Twelve, in which he plays a drug dealer and
Caught in the Crossfire.
The rapper also had a role in 2008’s
Righteous Kill opposite
Robert De Niro and
Al Pacino.
Now, he has a new chance to star alongside Hollywood veterans in Lives of the Saints.
The drama “tells the intertwining stories of a group of Angelenos seeking redemption for past mistakes, only to find that forgiveness comes from unlikely places.”
Joe Anderson, Kat Dennings, Kevin Zegars, Anthony Anderson and
Esai Morales will also star in the movie.
Lives of the Saints is set to begin lensing November 13, 2010 in Los Angeles.
