Can someone please just shoot me? I feel like after the title of this post… and the first sentence I just wrote, I really shouldn’t have to write any more. In an age where there are 10,000 really talented actors (REAL actors) who are busting their asses to get a break… brain dead moronic studio heads continue to put 50 “No Talent Hack” Cent in movies. I could understand it a little bit if he proved that, despite being a useless piece of bear shit in the woods on screen, he at least legitimately drew an audience… but he doesn’t.
And yet, here he is, appearing in the second Jekyll and Hyde movie we’ve reported on this week (you’ll recall that a few days ago we told you about Keanu Reeves was also doing a Hyde movie).
The film is being directed by Abel Ferrara (who directed films like Bad Lieutenant and Body Snatchers back in the early 90’s).
Besides the idiotic decision to put 50 Cent in another movie… the other shocking thing is that master actor, Forrest Whitaker has agreed to play along side him.
Forest Whitaker – who co-starred in Ferrara’s Body Snatchers in the early-’90s – will join 50 Cent. But this is destined to be pretty outrageous. Whitaker will play the good Dr. Jekyll who invents a potion that unleashes his alter ego.
I can only assume that the studio has kidnapped Forrest’s family is is holding them hostage unless he does this doomed movie. WHAT THE HELL IS WHITAKER DOING?!?!?! He’s better than this!!!!! I know everyone has to eat… but come on man… have some pride!!!!
I don’t care to see a single frame of this movie. If the filmmakers lack even the most basic intelligence and put 50 Cent in their movie… then why should I have any faith they’ll do anything right at all? This movie is doomed and will suck on par with Battlefield Earth. Mark my words. (source: ShockTillYouDrop)
Aside from all the racist bs bein spewed around in here…. 50 cents acting is worth less than his name. The only way i could see this working is if he had a non speaking role and was just made up with prostetics to look hideous and destroy shit.
but did righteous kill sucked because of 50??………
Not just b/c of “50 Cent”, but he did help suck
Funny how my replies don’t get posted. Thank you.
problem is that 50 has ruined many a good movie by having his named attached to it. if u all remember john and his righteous kill review.i have now come to a conclusion that u can not blame an actor for getting the job no matter how talentless he is. the fault has got to be the people who are pulling the strings here.this movie is so bad that if in a few wwks john tell us that they dropped 50 and replaced him with eddie murphy, i would actually see it as hope for this movie.hellz i would rather watch keanu reeves do mcbeth than watch this crap.
Righteous kill was a good movie?
what i meant to say was the concept had potential to be a great movie. most of us were waiting for this since heat. then at the end we get the news about 50 casting. then we knew the movie was going to be bad and in the end it sucked. which jon and most people here said it would. then the rest of my statement makes better sense
The fact that Jon Avnet was directing the movie should have warned you of its craptacularness. Casting isn’t always the end all of a flick because a capable director should be able to get a decent performance out of an actor thats onscreen for a couple minutes. Gone Baby Gone had white rapper Slaine in it and Affleck managed to get him to turn in a good enough performance in his scenes.
you are absolutely right.
My friend and I rented Righteous Kill, he does good at playing characters that are similar to him in real life, that’s it. No real wide range of choices with his chops. It was pretty funny though seeing him getting shot from behind in that movie though.
You know, when I first read the headline and then the post, I was about ready to completely dismiss this as doomed and garbage. HOWEVER, after thinking about it for a few moments and seeing the first post in response, this could, potentially be amusing.
Don’t get me wrong, I agree with everything John said. And if they try to make this a legitimate movie, then yes, there is no way I will have any desire to see it. But if they make this into a gag/parody film, it could actually be kind of funny.
Seriously, think about it. You’ve got the great Whitaker (who was such a great actor in The Shield that i absolutely DESPISED his character) as the intelligent Dr. Jekyll and then 50 cent playing this horrible, rage-driven goon who goes out and shoots people and/or gets shot himself and lives.
Does it sound great? Not at all, but I’m not writing it off yet. I have my fingers crossed that this is either a complete feeding of misinformation to the public or a good ol’ fashioned parody.
I gotta get 50 cents people working for me… those people can work magic.
How this guy has a career is beyond me.
Something about this reminds me of the Nutty Professor. Just think about it…no….think about it again.
What is this being made for? Granted Keanu Reeves in the other one sucks, but this will also suck. it doesn’t need to be remade.
IMO most films that are remade don’t need to be remade either, but they are
I never saw that “get rich or die tryin” movie 50 was in, so I can’t say I know how he acts at all, but who knows in the right role he could be a good actor.
I don’t feel this is the right role though, I don’t think 50 can pull of an insane other half, I don’t think he has the convinction to pull off this role.
I think I could completely see Forest Whitaker as Dr. Jekkyl.
And since this movie can’t really get any worse, casting wise, I guess I’d have to say I’d rather see Terry Crews play Mr. Hyde. Not my ideal casting but I think he could pull it off. Better than 50 at least.
These news makes me really excited for the Keanu Reeves movie, which I wasn’t really feeling until I read this post.
So the button down Jeckyl is going to turn in to a Hyde that pimps ho’s and caps fools….Lame. I have no problem with rappes acting (Ice-T and Ice Cube are both very talented on screen as well as Ludacris and Method Man just to name a few) But 50 Cent is a hack and I am stunned the Whittaker is going for this.
Won’t be getting my loot and neither will Keeanu Reeves, I’m saving it for spelling lessons! :)
so all 50 cent can do is ‘pimp hos and cap fools”??
i mean, say what you want about the mans acting abilities, but statements like that just make YOU look ignorant….
They could be on the rebound from loosing the same role in The Expendables in the same week. Maybe Whitaker will come to his senses.
i worked on a film here in england with 50 cent and he was a pretty cool guy. Not bad in the role either. I think it’s good casting to be honest if this goes with a more urban take on the story. I’d rather have a big name in my film if he fit the role, than a “real” actor, as john says, who can’t carry himself on screen. I say good luck to them both.
“In an age where there are 10,000 really talented actors (REAL actors) who are busting their asses to get a break…” John that is great stuff!!! I feel the same about many “actors” and so called comics. To me, Ben Stiller is one of the worst in Hollywood, yet his parents are brilliant. Cage is another example with sub-par talent but his Uncle can do know wrong. However I will never see what the general public can percieve in Seth Rogen. As far as I know he has no relation in the business. I have seen him get booed off the stage with his stand up. The real talent out there will never get the chance as long as studios keep casting some of the hacks you have mentioned as well. 50 cent????? PLEASE!
WHY!!!!!!!!!!! why are there so many retarded people in this world its bad enough we have to listen to 50 sing
since when did 50 cent sing?
bale listen cause he sings in over 50% of his songs….most people dont understand that if u carry a tune during a recording and put a beat over it its singing..listen to the guys hooks…there are lots of songs with singing..hell in the song
P I M P he sings the whole hook…now u might not recognize it as singing cause he isnt a singer but there is no other way to callit anything different.
Have to remember that Forest Whitaker did also agree to do a film called Battlefield Earth.
oops, didn’t realize you mentioned that…coffee hasn’t kicked in yet.
Wait a minute
This post makes no sense…
John,
Youre saying that this is crazy because Whitaker too good an actor for a Jekyll and Hyde movie?
I thought it was the other way around, I would think that this movie would be epic and these actors are half of what I suspect from a Hyde/Jekyll movie
Besides, they got it all wrong, Whitaker is the one that looks deformed, HE should be Hyde….Jekyll should be 50 cent.
This whole thing makes no sense, Jekyll and Hyde is a classic and a movie would be great, of course, if they MAKE it right….which they arent
No, John is saying that Whitaker is too good to be in a movie with 50 Cent.
I don’t think he’s saying that Whitaker is too good for a Jekyll and Hyde movie, but is too good for a Jekyll and Hyde move costarring 50 cent. He really isn’t a good actor, and I don’t think I’ve read anything that has ever talked about his amazing performance.
Oh okay, thank you guys. I was mistaken, sorry.
In that case I 100% agree with John…I think Whitaker is a brilliant actor and 50 cent is…well, 50 cent.
But Jekyll and Hyde is a fascinating story and would make a great movie if made right, but in this one theyre just making horrible decisions ALREADY
checking my calenderrrr…. nope, not April first. you’re a couple months late with this April fools joke, John.
wait, what?
this cant be right…
either way this cant be right. if 50 cent is dr. jekyll then hes a doctor……..
& if hes mr. hyde then forest whitaker will turn in to a younger more physically fit person….
what?!
wtf forest whitaker.
this has to be a joke right.
John, I feel your pain and I agree with you, but there’s nothing to be done about it. All we can do is continue to not see his movies, and hopefully people will get the hint. Money talks, and the best way to send Hollywood a message is to simply not see this shit or any other shit he does.
HAHA, so what does Mr. Hyde, do? Go pop some caps in fools asses? What the fuck?
Gotta love how you racists come out whenever there is a post hating on 50 cent on this site this includes you John. There are plenty of crappy actors that get jobs everyday but I never feel the hate for clowns that try to act like John Cena, Stone Cold or even “real” actors like Hayden Christiansen, Meagan Fox, Keanu Reeves and the list could go on. I really only notice the bashing when its 50 or Robert Rodriguez news so I’m just putting 2 and 2 together here.
thats crap, so your saying actors like Hayden Christiansen and Megan Fox have never been critisized on this site? You are seriously delusional.
Sure everyone picks on 50 Cent, maybe its because he has zero talent for acting. To be honest, he has zero talent for singing, if you really listen to his voice when he rhymes, his voice sounds like shit. If it wasn’t for his rep, he wouldn’t have a career at all.
I’d rather listen to Snoop Dog any day of the week.
JohnZDelorean
50 Cent is a crap actor, him being black has nothing to do with it. It’s John’s hate on musical performers trying to get in to the movie business that pisses him off. If he was racist then he would have shat on Whitaker as well.
Ummmm… JohnZDelorian
Racism??? You do realize in this same post I call Forrest Whitaker a “Master Actor” who is too good to be working with 50 Cent… and you do realize Whitaker is *GASP* black right?
And ummmmm…. you do realize that I have bashed each and every single person you listed right? I mean, you must know, because you would have done a simple search on The Movie Blog to see before doing something as outrageously stupid as throwing out the race card… RIGHT???
– I call Megan Fox totally talentless every single post I write about her.
– Just look at what I said about Keanu in my last post about him
– Look up ANY post I’ve ever writen about John Cena
– I listed Hayden Chhristensen in a post I did called “Actors whose first movie tricked you into thinking they could act”. Look it up genius.
And in case you didn’t notice… *GASP* Robert Rodriguez isn’t black.
SO you say you’re just putting two and two together… but clearly two and two is a concept way beyond your reach you ignorant tool
This is the MILLIONTH time that someone has cried RACIST! just because the subject of derision just so happens to be black. Jesus Christ, some people are too stupid to live.
Maybe JohnZDelorean thought Forest Whitaker was white? After all, the first four letters of his last name almost spells out white! Is this the same guy that cried racism the other day? Makes me laugh every time I read ignorant comments.
Damn, Whats up w/ people accusing John of racism lately?
Anti-Septic
I know you just didn’t say 50 has a bad voice did you?…what is this American Idol? 50 don’t need to have a good voice, he’s a Rapper,..homie You need a wake up call, 50 musical skills are by fare greater then Snoop Dog,…what are you listening to? That crap on the Radio is pop, nothing to get the street buzzing. As a New Yorker, from Brooklyn, I tell we bang out to 50 hardbody sonn,…none of that weak shit.
Now as for he’s acting skills, the man is Garbage lay off John for calling it, and I’m a Black, so if you want to call me racist too.
johnzdelorean…rascism..wtf have you not heard any songs 50 cent has made…he is a joke and a con…lies about his past for media play…lets be honest without being “rascist”
1. He is a shit talker through and through.
2. no need to be rascist 50 actually looks like a gorilla
3. sell his violent and women degrading music to kids under 16
4. is not a actor
there u have it 50 sux
@JohnZDelorean
Your post is so full of shit I don’t even nowhere to start!
Actually, NO, I’m not gonna sit here an educate someone as ignorant as youself, it would be a waste of my time!
Screw you!
As for my own feelings on the matter, yeah I agree with John 100%! 50 cent has ZERO acting talent and when it comes to musical talent, hahaha, I laugh my ass off, last time I checked he has no understanding of musical theory, can’t play any instruments for shit which furthers that point, and is a rapper, which means he has zero singing talent as rappers don’t sing, they rap, and that means you can eliminate any knowledge of octaves and scales that singers use! So ya, he also has ZERO talent as a “musician” also!
Read Johns “top 10 talented actors” post…hes not a racist you dumbass
John,
dont answer to these dirtbags, why do you bother? thats like punching a baby after he smacks you in the cheeck
I meant to say least talented actors
just got done checking all 37 comments an seeing how JohnZDelorean(the tool) hasn’t commented,even an apologie i guest he has reconsider throwing the race card so quick.movieblog john only post what people are to afraid to say at times…the truth.an in all fairness,u gotta know john(like reading other threads)he highly put up will smith,an forest whitaker,an many others.aswell as bashes many other actors.its about talent not race.