Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson Joins Payday TV Show as Executive Producer
Starbreeze Entertainment and Vice Studio's Payday TV show has added an unexpected name to its team: rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.
Rapper Curtis 50 Cent Jackson has joined the Payday TV show as an executive producer. The artist and actor, known for hits like "In Da Club" and the 2009 video game 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand, has joined the heist video game adaptation project via his G-Unit Film and Television company. G-Unit Film & TV has produced cinematic crime stories that have connected with audiences worldwide.
50 Cent said he's excited to build a high-energy franchise that pushes the heist genre forward. The Payday TV show, created by Starbreeze Entertainment and Vice Studios, is a co-op video game series that follows masked criminals as they plot and execute high-level heists. The series has released three mainline entries, with varying degrees of success.
Vice Studios president Amy Powell expressed excitement about G-Unit's perspective on the franchise. Starbreeze has also teased interest in a Payday movie, but no release date, cast, or plot details have been revealed yet.
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