50 Cent to Headline, Produce Action Thriller 'The Pursuit'

Ryan Pierse/Getty Images Rapper-switched-actor Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has zeroed in on action project The Pursuit as his next starring vehicle. Cheetah Vision Films, which Jackson runs with producer Randall Emmett, and Emmett/Furla Films are creating the thriller which is directed by Jessy Terrero. Terrero just signed a 3-picture pointing cope with the producers. PHOTOS: Top Ten Greatest Compensated Artists Based on the producers, Pursuit, compiled by Matt Manley, follows "a cop and criminal (who) unintentionally synergy to find an steered clear of bank thief as each one has their own personal vendetta from the guy. Meanwhile, a determined US Marshall tracks the males to avoid them from killing the convict and rather ensure that he's introduced to justice the right way.Inch Jackson will have the cop. Lionsgate will distribute the pic through its ten-movie output deal. The program would be to start shooting in Louisiana in Feb, 2012. PHOTOS: 7 Music to Movie Company directors: Michael Bay, David Fincher, Spike Jonze Terrero, whose debut feature was the 2004 comedy Soul Plane, is really a regular Jackson collaborator. He's directed numerous music videos for that rapper in addition to Jackson's 2010 crime thriller, Gun. The duo also provide Emmett/Furla's action thriller Self employed, that also stars Robert DeNiro and Forest Whitaker, within the can. Jackson is repped by CAA and attorney Aron Baumel. 50 Cent