50 Cent Joins "Street Fighter" Movie
Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson is the latest addition to the eclectic cast of "Street Fighter", Legendary Entertainment's feature adaptation of the classic Capcom video game.
The call sheet ranges from A-lister Jason Momoa as Blanka to heartthrob Noah Centineo as Ken to country singer Orville Peck as Vega and Andrew Schulz as Dan Hibiki.
Joe Anoa'i, aka WWE superstar Roman Reign, and martial artist-actor Andrew Koji (Warrior) are on the roll call as battler Akuma and lead character Ryu, respectively. Callina Liang (Presence) is playing Chun-Li.
The rapper turned actor and entrepreneur will play Balrog, a disgraced boxer who is also the bodyguard of the villain.
Sources say Jackson is deep into training for the part and will be doing his stunts for the adaptation.
Kitao Sakurai (The Eric Andre Show) is directing the feature, which begins production in August in Australia. Legendary is co-developing and co-producing alongside Capcom.
While the film's plot remains under wraps, Street Fighter, launched in 1987, is a series of fighting games revolving around intense one-on-one battles between martial artists.
The games are often centered around a global fighting tournament organized by M. Bison, the leader of the evil organization Shadaloo.
Street Fighter has sold over 55 million units worldwide since its launch, making it one of the most well-known and highest-grossing video game franchises of all time.
The Grammy-winning Jackson, who has sold over 30 million albums, is known in Hollywood circles for his TV empire fueled by the various Power series for Starz. His G-Unit Film & Television also produced ABC's For Life and recently completed production on season four of "Black Mafia" Family for Starz, along with season two of the Black Mafia Family docuseries.
In 2024, Jackson partnered with Lionsgate to launch 50 Cent Action, a FAST channel that has since been named the No. 1 action channel on Roku and LG FAST platforms.
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