Hip Hop artist and actor Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson along with actor Forest Whitaker, both, have been tapped to star in the upcoming re-make of the movie Jekyll and Hyde. The re-make will be a contemporary version of ‘The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’ novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson’s and will be directed by Abel Ferrera. So whose version will be better? That’s a good question to think about. Meanwhile, Whitaker and 50 Cent will be playing the lead roles in their modern re-make of the infamous “Jekyll and Hyde” which will be produced by Glasshouse Pictures and Independent, with production to start late this Summer.
It’s funny to say that Keanu Reeves will reportedly also be starring in a version of Jekyll and Hyde currently titled “Jekyll” which will not be directed by Abel Ferrera but possibly Nicolas Winding Refn who is stated to be in negotiations. Director Guillermo del Toro who’s known for this gothic and horror flicks is also developing a version for Keanu Reeves which reportedly will likely be out in a few years.
The Harlem rapper is planning on releasing two new movies this year as well as a pseudo-reality tv show and another as yet to be titled album.
Cam, who's no stranger to acting, has had starring roles in the arguably hood classics, Paper Soldiers, Paid In Full, State Property 2, and Killa Season.
He'll be making his return to acting in "The Bakery," which follows the story line of the music video "I Used To Get It In Ohio."
“I got a movie coming out in the second week in July called The Bakery, and we’re gonna re-release the album with that, it’ll have a few new songs on it,” he told XXLMag.
Cam will also be working on Killa Season 2.
“Killa Season [2] the movie comes out in October, then I’m gonna put out another album in December.”
Crime Pays, Cam’s first studio album in three years, hits shelves and online outlets this Tuesday (May 12).
The Hollywood Black Film Festival has announced the lineup for their 10th anniversary. The festival begins June 2nd and ends on the 7th and will feature 102 films over the 6-day period. Some of the notables this year include Samuel L. Jackson, who executive produced and stars in the full length animated feature, Afro Samurai: Resurrection as well as writer-producer, Antwone Fisher who makes his directorial debut with the short film, “My Summer Friend.”
For more info on the Hollywood Black Film Festival 2009, click here: www.hbff.org
