Academy Award-winning actor Robert De Niro and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
grace the cover the March ’08 issue of VIBE Magazine for its Hollywood
issue.
The two mega-stars, who openly voice their admiration for each other,
discuss topics such as family, their thoughts on one another, and why
playing a gangster in a film shouldn’t be looked down upon with
criticism.
50 Cent claims that “Actors are imitating life. That
exists. People who don’t actually follow the rules. So for an actor to
create a project to show people what actually happens, that’s cool.” De
Niro seems to co-sign 50‘s opinion, adding that “Movies are like
dreams, an expression of people’s subconscious, what they feel, what
they would want to do but wouldn’t do … And we all know the difference
between reality and fiction.” He goes on to say, “Those characters are
more exciting. People like to watch and identify with them in some
ways. It’s a fantasy.”
The two star in Overture Film‘s
psychological thriller, Righteous Kill, alongside Al Pacino. De Niro
and 50 play NYPD detectives hunting down a vigilante serial killer. The
film will open this Fall.
