Get Rich or Die Tryin' is a 2005 film starring Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson. It was released on November 9, 2005. Similar to the Eminem film 8 Mile, the story is a semi-autobiographical account of 50 Cent's own life. It was directed by six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan .
50 Cent watched all of Jim Sheridan (I)'s films to prepare for his role. His personal favorite was Boxer, The (1997).
50 Cent hired an acting coach but Jim Sheridan (I) had the woman removed from the set. Sheridan told 50 "If this fails, it won't be because you can't act. It's because I didn't direct you right."
On the 8 November 2005 edition of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993), 50 Cent said that this film is "about 75% accurate".
Samuel L. Jackson was offered the role of Levar but turned it down. He told an interviewer that while he liked 50's music, he did not feel that 50 earned the right to star in a film by Jim Sheridan. However, Jackson later co-starred with 50 in Home of the Brave (2006).
Bono introduced Jim Sheridan (I) to 50 Cent because Sheridan expressed a desire to meet and work with 50.
50 Cent talked Terrence Howard into doing his nude scene.
