The buzz about 50 Cent new movie began when shocking photos of a very thin 50 Cent began to emerge on the internet. Many people thought that the photos were fakes but when they heard about his new movie they found out that it was true. 50 Cent went to the extreme for his role in his new movie Things Fall Apart. In the new movie 50 Cent will star as a football player who has cancer. 50 Cent lost a reported number of 54 pounds for this role. 50 Cent spoke out to Cleveland’s Call and Post and explained why he made such a sacrifice for this new movie. 50 Cent states that he wrote, produced, and financed the new movie himself. The new movie is also very close to 50 Cent’s heart because he had a friend who actually had a battle with cancer and this was his inspiration for the project. This is another reason 50 Cent was so committed to losing the weight for this role.

50 Cent also wants to take a break from the music scene. Acting will be a great alternative creative outlet for fifty. 50 Cent says he doesn’t like it when the public doesn’t respond the way he expects them too. He realized that people aren’t going to like everything you create but he always keeps trying until he creates something that the people enjoy.

50 Cent is now gaining weight back and getting back to the size we are used to. 50 Cent was able to take 4 months to lose the weight for the new movie only because he financed the film himself. If he had not financed the new movie the studio would not have allowed him that much time to prepare for the role. Tom Hanks may have been an exception when he prepared for the movie Philadelphia but 50 Cent says, “You gotta be Tom Hanks for that to happen.” 50 Cent new movie Things Fall Apart will be in theaters in 2011.