Oct 23, 2009, 9:33 GMT
50 Cent has mastered a London accent.
US rapper Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson arrives at the 'Dead Man Running' film premiere held at the Odeon Leicester Square in Central London, Britain, 22 October 2009. The film is a thriller about an ex-con trying to go straight who has 24 hours to pay off a loan shark. Alex de Rakoff directs. British soccer players Ashley Cole and Rio Ferdinand are executive producers. EPA/DANIEL DEME
The 'Crime Wave' rapper had to learn to speak like a Londoner for his role in new British gangster movie 'Dead Man Running' and according to director Alex De Rakoff he had no problem speaking like a cockney.
Speaking at the world premiere of the film in London's Leicester Square last night (22.10.09), Alex told BANG Showbiz: "He got it pretty quickly. He works with words anyway, he's a total professional."
Although he handled the accent, 50 Cent didn't develop a love of traditional English drink tea while shooting the film.
When asked if filming in London had turned him into a tea drinker he said: "Not yet! You're part of that myth that everyone thinks about tea."
Danny Dyer, who also stars in the film, claims the hip-hop star was a "lovely geezer", but getting near him was difficult.
He said: "He's got a f***ing circus around him, but what a gentleman.
"I was really thrilled he came over to support the film."
Other stars on the red carpet included England soccer players Ashley Cole and Rio Ferdinand, who produced the film together, former Spice Girl Mel B and rapper Tinchy Stryder.
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