Take a look around the Internet and you will see a few upset folks concerning the news out of Ain’t It Cool News reporting 50 Cent has replaced Forest Whitaker in Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming actioner The Expendables as if this was a movie depending on top notch acting.
The craziest rant comes from Alex Billington at First Showing who proclaims “50 Cent is probably the worst actor ever!” (I always get a kick out of it when people play the “ever” card) Billington then takes it a step further saying, “No one should ever cast him, and no one should ever put him in their movie, not ever, no matter the circumstances. I really don’t know how Sly could think 50 Cent is an acceptable replacement for an Oscar winner?!”
I don’t know about you, but I would like to see a movie with Billington tapping out that rant at his desktop, and just for kicks cast 50 Cent to play him. Chill out Alex, it’s a B-movie with actors such as Randy Couture, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Dolph Lundgren, we aren’t talking about high cinema here.
50 Cent replaces Whitaker due to a scheduling conflict as production on the film was pushed back a month. Fitty will be taking over as Hale Caesar in the film that follows three mercenaries (Stallone, Jason Statham and Jet Li) sent to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its ruthless dictator to liberate the population.
Dark Horizons reports the film is set for an April 23, 2010 release through Lionsgate.
