G-Unit Films and Television Inc. explained

G-Unit Films and Television Inc.
Type:Private
Founded:2003
Location:Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Key People:Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson (CEO)
Industry:Entertainment
Products:Television programs, films

G-Unit Films and Television Inc. (originally known as G-Unit Films) is an American film and television production company founded by rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson in 2003.[1] The company produced documentaries based on Jackson's upbringing or his affiliates. In 2008, Jackson founded a successor company, Cheetah Vision, in a joint venture with Randall Emmett, temporarily closing G-Unit Films until its revival in 2010, under the name G-Unit Films and Television Inc.[2]

In 2015, Jackson pitched television prospects to six different networks. Among them was Power, a Starz drama for which Jackson serves as a co‐star, co-creator, and executive producer. Jackson signed a two-year contract with Starz, with representation coming from the Agency for the Performing Arts. By the following year, ratings have proved successful for the network.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Following his dissatisfaction with the Starz network, Jackson and Fox entered a non-exclusive broadcast direct deal to develop scripted dramas, live-action comedies and animated series through his production company G-Unit Film & Television. In 2023, Jackson purchased an in-house production facility (of which was previously known as Millennium Studios) for the company, in a lease agreement with the city of Shreveport, Louisiana.[7]

Past and current productions

Films

Television

References

  1. http://www.nobodysmiling.com/hiphop/news/86156.php 50 Cent Will Star In 'Live Bet' Movie
  2. Web site: G UNIT FILM & TELEVISION INC . Dun & Bradstreet . 10 February 2016.
  3. Web site: 'Power' Producer 50 Cent Signs Overall Deal with Starz . Variety . 10 February 2016 . Whitney Friedlander. 29 September 2015 .
  4. Web site: 50 Cent: Power producer to rival Empire with new Fox comedy series My Friend 50 . 2 December 2015 . 10 February 2016 . Alicia Adejobi.
  5. Web site: 50 Cent To Executive Produce & Star In FOX Sitcom "My Friend 50 . 1 December 2015 . 10 February 2016 . Danny Schwartz. HNHH .
  6. Web site: 50 Cent Explains How To Get His Investment . HiphopDX . June 19, 2015 . 10 February 2016 . Victoria Hernandez.
  7. Web site: Shreveport advances effort to lease its movie studio to 50 Cent's G-Unit Film & Television . 14 November 2023 .
  8. Web site: Busch . Anita . 2018-02-13 . 'Den Of Thieves' Gets Sequel With Gerard Butler, 50 Cent, Filmmakers Reuniting; STXFilms Distributing Worldwide . 2024-03-29 . Deadline . en-US.