T.I. Set To Star In New Movie With Danny Glover

By: Yves Erwin Salomon

Rapper T.I. is still enjoying the success of his latest album, T.I. v T.I.P., and tearing up stages across the country as the co-headline of the Screamfest but shortly the rapper will be turning his energy to acting. MTV.com reports that T.I. is set to star opposite Danny Glover in Once Was Lost.

T.I. said, "It's about the relationship, the bond that was created from two very unlike characters. I play a young, money-hungry drug dealer, and Danny Glover is in it with me. He plays a senile jazz musician. He kind of tricked me into driving him to Mississippi from Harlem New York against my will. We learn so much about each other along the way. ... It's kinda like an older generation/younger generation, unlikely bond. It's an extreme pleasure to be able to work alongside a legend like Danny Glover."

T.I.'s Grand Hustle Films company is also finalizing a script for a new movie project titled For Sale, about an Atlanta-area car salesman. While no director has been attached to the project yet, plans are in the works to begin production early next year.

The rapper's fans will get to see him on the big screen this October in American Gangster which hits theaters on November 2nd. The film stars Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Common, RZA, and others.

T.I. said, "It's one of the most prolific black gangster pictures ever to hit the screen. Tremendous amount of acting. Everybody's going hard. It's like when a hip-hop fan hears a song like Khaled's 'We Takin'Over'and you hear all your favorites and you hear them at their best. That's what American Gangster is like for film. Cuba Gooding Jr., Common, RZA, Russell Crowe, Idris Elba. Everybody is doing their thing, everybody is going hard."

The rapper, who plays Common's son in the film, added, "We had a lot of monologue. They got him fixed up with a beard and gray hair. We were just happy to be able to portray our characters in this story. It wasn't about him playing my dad or me playing his son, it was about being a part of this movie and going the extra mile."