00:00Curtis 50 Cent Jackson is stepping into the world of Street Fighter.
00:03The rapper turned actor and entrepreneur has joined the cast of the film adaptation of the
00:08classic video game. He joins a call sheet that includes Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo,
00:13country singer Orville Peck, and WWE superstar Roman Reigns, among others.
00:18Jackson will play a disgraced boxer who is also the bodyguard of the villain.
00:22Sources say he is deep into training for the part and will be doing his own stunts for the picture.
00:26Legendary Entertainment had no comment.
00:28Plot details are being kept under wraps, but we do know that production on the feature begins in
00:32August in Australia. Street Fighter began as an arcade game in 1987 and reached a pop culture high
00:38with 1991's Street Fighter II, which revolutionized one-on-one playing. Street Fighter VI, the latest
00:43game in the franchise, was released in June 2023 and won the award for best fighting game at the
00:482023 Game Awards. As for Jackson, the Grammy winner who has sold over 30 million albums is known in
00:54Hollywood circles for his TV empire fueled by the various power series for stars. His production
00:58company, G-Unit Film and Television, also produced ABC's For Life and recently completed production
01:04on season four of BMF For Stars, along with season two of the BMF docuseries. For more on this story
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