#98QBKiller Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Holy ****!! :yikes: It's for a straight-to-DVD movie too wtf? http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/05/27/50-cent-drops-50-pounds/ Entertainment Weekly: 50 Cent drops 50 pounds for movie role For a movie that will likely go straight to DVD, 50 Cent (real name: Curtis Jackson) made a hell of a sacrifice. Usually the MC looks like an NFL linebacker. But for his starring role in the Mario Van Peebles-directed Things Fall Apart, a movie he wrote, 50 dropped 54 pounds to play a college football player battling cancer. On a liquid diet and three-hour-a-day treadmill stints, he went from 214 pounds to a sickly 160 pounds, reports US Weekly. (It’s not unusual for actors to lose extreme weight for movie parts. Matt Damon got bony for Courage Under Fire. Will Smith shrunk for Seven Pounds, and Christian Bale got frail for The Machinist. But those were all for the big screen; not the one in your living room.) As an actor, 50 Cent has only starred in a handful of major releases and straight-to-DVD castoffs. His film debut came in 2005 with the semi-autobiographical Get Rich or Die Tryin’, and in 2008 he acted alongside Robert De Niro and Al Pacino in the commercial flop Righteous Kill. All of his showings suggest that he should stick to his day job, though it seems he’s bent on Hollywood stardom. 50′s currently out on his national Invitation tour and back in fighting shape; on his website, a recent picture shows a healthier 50 rapping with his G-Unit mates Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. Check out another picture of the slim 50 after the jump. Does 50′s effort make you want to see Things Fall Apart? Do you think he’ll ever become the major actor he aspires to be? Let us know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattFancy Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Wow he definitely looks the part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Man looks like a zombie. Geez... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted May 27, 2010 Author Share Posted May 27, 2010 I guess he'll just be known as 'Cent' now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Definitely appears to be dedicated to acting ~Bang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdcskins Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Looks like a crackhead zombie. One of the wackest rappers ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desioreo87 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Definitely appears to be dedicated to acting~Bang which is exactly why he did all this even for a ****ty straight to dvd movie. Hes sending a message, which in this day and age will undoubtedly be received through various mediums, to movie execs and directors and producers that he takes acting seriously and will do what is needed and beyond to play his part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styx491 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I guess he'll just be known as 'Cent' now. :ols: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Genius Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I lost 22 pounds last month in 10 days due to my jaws being wired shut. I can't imagine being on a liquid diet for any longer than those 10 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 The guy can't be more than 5'-7". So 160 isn't unhealthy. He does look really cracked out though. Good for him trying to be taken seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titaw Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 He looks like Gary Peyton now. Seriously: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Fried Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Unless he's just genetically gifted, it takes a lifetime to get that jacked, although I wouldn't be surprised if he is just naturally ripped since most people can't get that big even if they want to. He must really be dedicated to this movie to give all that up. His diet and exercise regimen to get that weight off is extremely unhealthy. It's not worth it. Find someone else who's naturally frail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desioreo87 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Unless he's just genetically gifted, it takes a lifetime to get that jacked, although I wouldn't be surprised if he is just naturally ripped since most people can't get that big even if they want to. He must really be dedicated to this movie to give all that up. His diet and exercise regimen to get that weight off is extremely unhealthy. It's not worth it. Find someone else who's naturally frail. thats why he did it though. He wants a serious movie career and showing your dedicated is part of it. If this story helps build a career and then it was totally worth it, if it doesn't then it wasn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeysc23 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 The guy can't be more than 5'-7". So 160 isn't unhealthy. He does look really cracked out though. Good for him trying to be taken seriously. Some quick google searching had him at 6'0 ... i don't know if that's accurate though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
757SeanTaylor21 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 that doesnt look like 50 at all honestly. the nose is alot flatter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus87 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Unless he's just genetically gifted, it takes a lifetime to get that jacked, although I wouldn't be surprised if he is just naturally ripped since most people can't get that big even if they want to. He must really be dedicated to this movie to give all that up. His diet and exercise regimen to get that weight off is extremely unhealthy. It's not worth it. Find someone else who's naturally frail. The craziest weight loss/gain for a movie I've ever seen was Christian Bale, who dropped down to 120-130 for The Machinist, and then went up to 220-230 to start filming Batman Begins just 6 months later: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Unless he's just genetically gifted, it takes a lifetime to get that jacked, although I wouldn't be surprised if he is just naturally ripped since most people can't get that big even if they want to. He must really be dedicated to this movie to give all that up. His diet and exercise regimen to get that weight off is extremely unhealthy. It's not worth it. Find someone else who's naturally frail. Would you really be shocked if 50 Cent was that big due to PED's? Also, did he have his tattoos removed or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StillUnknown Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Would you really be shocked if 50 Cent was that big due to PED's?Also, did he have his tattoos removed or what? i remember reading he was getting the ones on his arms laser removed because he was tired of spending so much time getting them covered with makeup. he said the back tattoo is staying though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan since a Fetus Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 When I first saw these pictures (not here) I thought he had AIDS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Some quick google searching had him at 6'0 ... i don't know if that's accurate though. You might be right. But he looked shorter when I saw him. Thinking back Vivica "I think is around 5'6" and she was still shorter than him in heels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boobiemiles Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I hope he wins an Oscar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HailinginSeattle Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I never knew his head was that big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonOfWashington Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I guess he'll just be known as 'Cent' now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illone Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Looks like a crakhed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher Ham Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 On a side note, has Mario ever directed a good movie ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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