11/28/06 - 50 Cent Speaks On His New Movie

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Last year, Fiddy made his movie debut in "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," telling his own life story with bloody, vivid honesty. Now he's intent on taking his leading-man roles as seriously as his lyrics by becoming a muscular method actor and telling somebody else's tale in "The Dance."

"I play a fighter in Angola State Prison, and Nicolas Cage plays the founder of the actual boxing program," Fiddy said of the flick he'll shoot sometime next year, which tells the true story of a veteran boxing coach and the prize-worthy fighter he discovers locked up in Louisiana. "Nicolas Cage is one of my favorite actors," the rapper said of his new co-star.

"He has a few films that I watched that I couldn't believe the things that he was able to pull off." This month, 50 Cent began an intense training program to bulk up for the boxing role, just as Cage has for films like "Kiss of Death" and "Con Air."

"I just started the boxing training, so I'll be in top condition by the time we actually get ready to shoot it," he said, adding that all the running and jumping rope will soon be followed by a very special tutorial. "I'm actually going to be traveling to Las Vegas to train with Roger Mayweather. He trained Floyd Mayweather, who is pound for pound the best fighter right now," 50 Cent said. The flick is targeting a 2008 release.