This marks the second magazine cover for 50 Cent in a matter of days. On his birthday, he is joined by fellow Southpaw star Jake Gyllenhaal for the latest cover of VIBE magazine.
Here’s an excerpt from the interview:
But for Jake, in all the research that you did outside of the physical stuff, did you see Don King in 50’s performance?
50: There were a few Don King moments. [Jake laughs]
Jake: Definitely. I mean from the moment I met him…I was training at Church Street gym downtown and Antoine [Fuqua] had 50 come and just talk. We met up and the second we met, I literally got out of the ring. I was done with training, we met in the back room and he just started talking to me like he was my manager. From that moment, I was like, ‘He’s amazing.’
50: I’ve had these communications with professional fighters, so it was easy for me to get into that little pocket and you know I had my [famous boxing promoter] Al Haymon references.
Throughout, they talk about the training process which they endured for the film, studying fights, Eminem being in the original cast and more. Check out the full piece here. Part 2 will be available in a week.
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