50 Cent revealed he’s purchased the rights to the film Paid in Full, and he’s turning the 2002 crime drama into an extended television series.
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The rapper detailed his plans for flipping Paid in Full into a series in an Instagram post on Monday (Sept. 8), and he says he’s got Cam’ron, who played Rico in the movie, on board with him.
“I now have the rights to PAID IN FULL, im developing it into a premium Tv show,” he wrote alongside the carousel of photos, which featured a shot of the movie poster, as well as stills. “if you like God Father of Harlem your gonna love this. Cam set to Executive produce along side me, if you want in get at him I’m out of the country.”
Maxo Kream and Conway the Machine hopped into the comment section looking for a role in the series. “U know they been callin me chine Hackman aka CONathan Majors lately my n—a,” the Buffalo native wrote.
Directed by Charles Stone III with Dame Dash and Jay-Z in the role of producer, Paid in Full gained acclaim as a Big Apple cult classic while starring Wood Harris and Mekhi Phifer alongside Cam’ron. The film is loosely based on the lives of infamous NYC drug dealers Azie Faison, Rich Porter and Alpo Martinez.
50’s keeping busy on the G-Unit Films & Television division side of things. He’s slated to star as Balrog in the Street Fighter movie, and has a role in Deon Taylor’s upcoming sports-themed Free Agents film.
As for Cam, he told Billboard in August that he’s also currently “in the process of finishing up a couple TV shows and a couple movies.”