Melvin Van Peebles is tapped to direct Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and Ray Liotta in the indie drama “Things Fall Apart.”
Written by Jackson and Brian Miller, the film follows a star football running back (50 Cent) who faces a personal tragedy as well as his own mortality while in his senior year in college.
Van Peebles, Lynn Whitfield, Mike P and Steve Eastin also star in the film.
Jackson will produce with Randall Emmett though his Cheetah Vision Films.
Shooting is currently underway in Michigan.