What do 50 Cent, Tom Hanks (Castaway), and Christian Bale (The Machinist) have in common?

Hint: if you said an Oscar, you’re getting a little ahead of yourself.

Answer: They all lost insane amounts of weight for an acting gig.  

Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson shed 54 pounds – from 214 to 160 – for the Melvin Van Peebles directed Things Fall Apart which is currently in post-production.

We’ve seen actors accomplish dramatic feats for that elusive piece of Oscar hardware, ala Natalie Portman’s 365 day, five hours/day training regiment of swimming and dancing for Black Swan.

Not that 50’s aiming for an Oscar, but now and then everyone dreams of a little token of acceptance from Hollyweird.

If the acting’s up to par, playing a serious role as a high school football star turned cancer patient could definitely enhance 50’s credibility as an actor and not just a raptor (rapper/actor).  But will this film do the trick?

3 COMMENTS

  1. Jesus Christ !! Did any one at all say they wanted to see 50 Cent lose 50 lbs of weight… then show up in a movie? But I saw the trailer and that thing looked promising. If 50 pulls this off, this will be his huge thing! I look forward to watching it!

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