50 Cent is reportedly set to star as a death row inmate in a movie from the director of The Blair Witch Project.
The rapper, real name Curtis Jackson, is in talks to play a criminal who becomes something of a celebrity because of his impending execution according to Variety.
He will star alongside John Ortis, Kelli Garner and Danny Huston in ‘Spectacular Regret’ which tells the tale of four people from L.A. trying to overcome their past.
The film will start shooting in July.
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