Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Joins Road Fighter Film

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is taking it to the road.

The rapper-turned-actor and entrepreneur has joined the eclectic forged of Road Fighter, Legendary Leisure’s characteristic adaptation of the traditional Capcom online game.

And what a various bunch it’s. The decision sheet ranges from A-lister Jason Momoa as Blanka to heartthrob Noah Centineo as Ken to homosexual nation singer Orville Peck as Vega.

Joe Anoa’i, aka WME famous person Roman Reign, and martial artist-actor Andrew Koji (Warrior), are on the roll name as battler Akuma and lead character Ryu, respectively. Callina Liang (Presence) is taking part in Chun-Li.

Jackson will play Balrog, a disgraced boxer who can also be the bodyguard of the villain. Sources say he’s deep into coaching for the half and will likely be doing his personal stunts for the image.

Legendary had no remark.

Kitao Sakuri (The Eric Andre Present) is directing the characteristic, which begins manufacturing in August in Australia. Legendary is co-developing and co-producing alongside Capcom.

Plot particulars are being saved in beneath wraps.

Road Fighter started as an arcade sport in 1987 and reached a popular culture excessive with 1991’s Road Fighter II, which revolutionized one-on-one taking part in. Road Fighter 6, the newest sport within the franchise, was launched in June 2023 and received the award for finest preventing sport on the 2023 Recreation Awards.

The Grammy-winning Jackson, who has offered over 30 million albums, is understood in Hollywood circles for his TV empire fueled by the varied Energy collection for Starz. His G-Unit Movie & Tv additionally produced ABC’s For Life and lately accomplished manufacturing on season 4 of Black Mafia Household for Starz, together with season two of the Black Mafia Household docuseries.

In 2024, Jackson partnered with Lionsgate to launch 50 Cent Motion, a FAST channel that has since been named the No. 1 motion channel on Roku and LG FAST platforms.

Jackson is repped by IAG, AKR Public Relations and lawyer Steve Savva