50 Cent At Sundance: MC Talks Hollywood, Movie Plans, Firing-Range Trips With De Niro

Rapper also reveals title of single from ‘Righteous Kill’ soundtrack.

PARK CITY, Utah — Pacino. De Niro. Cent.

Two of them are Hollywood legends, and the third is determined to get there himself. This weekend 50 Cent rolled into Sundance with an entourage big enough to fill an entire screening, taking the time to perform in concert, feed a gourmet meal to several dozen celebrities and announce the formation of his own film company.

During a candid chat with MTV News, 50 talked about shooting guns with De Niro, taking Hollywood into his own hands and the single he’ll have off the “Righteous Kill” soundtrack. “This is the 50 Cent Sundance,” he grinned. Who are we to argue?

MTV: You just had a standing-room-only press conference here at Sundance. Give us a summary of what you were announcing.

50 Cent: I was talking about my new production company. Me and [producer] Randy Emmett — we worked together on “Home of the Brave” and “Righteous Kill” — I’ve had a chance to be a part of some great projects with him, and I’ve watched him work. He’s knowledgeable in that field, so I thought it would be smart for me to partner up with him to create my [currently unnamed] production company.

MTV: For the average person who might not understand Hollywood workings, what does it mean for an actor to get his own company?

50 Cent: It means I’ll have creative control of some of the projects I commit to, and I can choose things to develop. I won’t be [on camera] for everything I’ll be producing, but now I’ll be producing films too.

MTV: With this new freedom, what do you want to do? Play a superhero? Do a comedy?

50 Cent: A lot of times, it’s the actual screenplay that inspires me. I’ll read a character that they present for me as part of a project, and if it’s something I want to be, I’ll commit.

MTV: You’re in “Righteous Kill” in a few months, alongside Robert De Niro and Al Pacino.

50 Cent: Yeah, that’s great, you see what I’m saying? You read that script, you do that one!

MTV: Tell us about it.

50 Cent: Working with Robert and Al on the same project, that’s amazing. Outside of [”Kill”], I think “Heat” was the project to work with them on, but that was years ago. … It’s an amazing project.

MTV: Give us the plot, as you see it.

50 Cent: Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are both police officers. I play Spider, a young guy from Harlem who gets caught up in their investigation while they look for a serial killer. I own my own nightclub.

MTV: What’s the one scene from the movie that you can’t wait for everyone to see?

50 Cent: I can’t wait for them to see the one where it’s me, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino! [Laughs.]