he can't act (or rap, for that matter...)...the director is horrible....hmmm..just saying....(how did he get to do another movie anyway?)

Rapper The Game to Roll Dice in Urban Thriller

By Nicole Sperling, Reuters


Getty ImagesThe Game, a.k.a. Jayceon Taylor, will make his big screen debut in 'Waist Deep.'

More Coverage:
· The Game's Bio, Music

Talk About It: Messages

LOS ANGELES (August 12) - Compton rapper the Game will make his acting debut in the urban action thriller "Waist Deep," written and directed by Vondie Curtis Hall ("Glitter").

Tyrese Gibson ("Four Brothers") plays an ex-con, O2, who is trying to go straight for the sake of his young son Junior but is forced to go back outside the law when Junior is kidnapped in a carjacking. The Game will play a vicious criminal leader.

Meagan Good ("The Cookout") will play a street-smart hustler, and Larenz Tate ("Crash") will be featured as O2's shady cousin.

The Game, a.k.a. Jayceon Taylor, debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. pop charts in January with his major-label debut album "The Documentary." It has sold 2.2 million copies to date, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

"Waist Deep," in production in Los Angeles, is from Rogue Pictures, the nascent genre arm of Focus Features, the arthouse wing of Universal Pictures.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter


08/12/05 06:03 ET

i never thought i'd say this, but the game and 50 cent really make me appreciate the subtle, nuanced theatrical careers of ice cube and queen latifah.

He's rap's MVP. After like 2 fucking songs.

This director is asking for trouble. That and a new line of work.

whodknee said:

gosh that guy Vondie Curtis-Hall a.k.a. the african guy at the bathroom in "Coming to America" is the worst director ever anyway. I've seen most of his stuff and it's okay, but i laughed at most of the movies and i don't think they were suppose to be comedies....

funny how if the Game and 50 cent hate each other so much that they do the EXACT same things each one does. Probably more so the Game coping 50 cent, doesn't matter its all garbage to me.

I mean look at the role, do you really think that role is challenging enough for The Game to play?

Next thing you know they will both be competing with how many awards one has won, how many cars one has, how many houses one owns, how many movies one has played, how many albums they can put out in a year, to how many children one can have...

They are pathetic.

GangstaFam said:

I think he said he was rap's MVP on his debut single

CinisterCee said:

You'd think you'd have to earn that title.

GangstaFam said:

actually, i think it's being auctioned off on eBay right now.

Anxiety said:

Lemme guess: Buy It Now: $0.50

GangstaFam said:

not this shit again.

i see this everyday on channel 2 action news.

Hotlegs said:

what's up ,Hotlegs?

avatarfunk said:

Legs is good to go. Hey What's Up With You?

just livin' the daily.keeping my nose clean staying out of trouble.good to see you here to keep it all in check

The attendance rates for black students at acting schools just plummeted.

meltwithu said:

As good as his album was I cant believe his album did less than 50 Cents rubbish

i think it's important to keep talented young unknown actors struggling and out of decent work, because we really don't have enough stilted, untrained, mumbling non-actors littering up our overpriced cinemas these days as it is.

hmmmm..this reminds me of a good film...

Here we go again.Another rapper sells a few million copies of his debut album,and suddenly he's a "movie star" too.There was a time when people actually had to work their way up the ladder.Prince didn't make his first movie until he was five albums into his career.Nowadays,you only need one hit song before Hollywood comes calling.Samuel Jackson was right.

DavidEye said:

damn right he was...

why do all these crappy ass rappers think they can act?? Ludacris is a horrible actor( 2 fast 2 furious , Crash ) Tyrese (far from being a rapper) is disgracefully unpolished and now the Game. just coz they come in a video they think they can star in a movie

i'll be seeing it! but only cuz megan goode and larenz tate are in it.

and mr bootlegger gon hook me up!

why the hell does Vondi Curtis keep getting work yet his wife cant get anything greenlighted?

hey, just discovered that Kasi Lemmons' wrote a new film that will be released feb or march of next year called "Something New"..its about a black successful woman who finds love with a white man....


lets hope its a hit so Kasi can make her own film next.