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50 Cent is putting Expend4bles aka Expendables 4 on blast a month before the fourth installment in Sylvester Stallone’s film franchise is being released.
On X/Twitter, Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent called out Sylvester Stallone and openly accused the franchise of being broke after seeing himself on the movie poster. The graphics look like they were doing by someone who has ‘Graphic Design Is My Passion’ unironically in their LinkedIn bio.
It’s as if someone slapped 50 Cent on top of a fire background then changed some of the fire color by adding a little green in there. 50 Cent wrote “👀WTF did we run out of money? Why my head look like it ain’t connected to my body. I bet they are gonna make @TheSlyStallone look great. SMH”
👀WTF did we run out of money? Why my head look like it ain’t connected to my body. I bet they are gonna make @TheSlyStallone look great. SMH #bransoncognac #lecheminduroi pic.twitter.com/bMhVvi9egZ
— 50cent (@50cent) August 23, 2023
We can’t help but acknowledge that Curtis Jackson is publicly trashing the film franchise that’s reportedly paying him $2 million for Expendables 4 while simultaneously plugging his own products. He threw hashtags in there for his cognac brand, Branson Cognac, and his champagne label, Le Chemin du Roi, which is apparently the official champagne of the Astros, Rockets, Texans, Pacers, Kings, Timberwolves, and Golden Knights.
Some of the top replies include:
This is why designers are going to keep losing work to those who use AI as a tool. This took about 10 minutes in Midjourney 5.2 and I didn't even bother retouching the wonky hand or add additional elements in Photoshop. pic.twitter.com/yQtklOJsPN
— Seth Metoyer (@SethMetoyer) August 24, 2023
dont worry i fix it for ya 😂 loveYall 🤪 pic.twitter.com/Lwi6vUZSvQ
— Badjoker (@Bad_J0ker) August 23, 2023
It’d be hilarious if it really wasn’t even him:
Lmao this ain’t never 50 body pic.twitter.com/E3O1yP3702
— AIRE Jordan ⚡️ (@zodeyakworld) August 24, 2023
Meanwhile, 50 Cent is the second actor listed on the film’s IMDB page, only behind Jason Statham who some outlets claim is paid 10x what Jackson is earning. Megan Fox is returning. Dolph Lundgren is coming back for Expendables 4. Sylvester Stallone will obviously appear. So will Randy Couture, Andy Garcia, and others.
It’s natural to wonder if/whey 50 Cent is throwing the film under the bus by trashing the poster but it’s quote possible this is just part of the publicity strategy…