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50 Cent to executive-produce Payday screen adaptation with Starbreeze and Vice

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s G-Unit Film and Television will executive-produce a screen adaptation of the Payday video-game franchise in partnership with developer Starbreeze and Vice Studios. The announcement does not specify whether the project will be a film or a television series. The deal follows a March agreement between Starbreeze and Vice to adapt Payday “across screen and other formats.” Starbreeze previously signed a 2023 agreement with Stockholm Syndrome to develop a Payday story for TV or film; that earlier partner was not mentioned in this announcement.

• G-Unit Film and Television is attached as executive producer for a Payday screen adaptation alongside Starbreeze and Vice Studios.
• The format of the adaptation—movie or TV series—was not specified in the announcement.
• The partnership builds on a March deal in which Starbreeze and Vice planned to adapt Payday across screen and other formats.
• Starbreeze had a separate 2023 deal with Stockholm Syndrome to develop a Payday TV or film project; that prior deal was not referenced in today’s news.