All Things Fall Apart

All Things Fall Apart is a 2011 American drama film starring Ray Liotta, 50 Cent, Mario Van Peebles, and Lynn Whitfield. It was filmed in Michigan and premiered at the Miami International Film Festival.

The movie was produced under the same title as Chinua Achebes 1958 novel Things Fall Apart. After being contacted by Achebes legal team, 50 Cent offeredmillion to keep the title Things Fall Apart for the film. The author of the 1958 novel took this as an insult. The foundation that manages Achebes copyrights said The novel with the said title was initially produced in 1958. It is listed as the mostread book in modern African literature, and wont be sold for evenbillion. The film was renamed to All Things Fall Apart.50 Cent, who based his character on a childhood friend who died of cancer, lost up to 54 pounds in order to accurately portray his emaciated character, dropping from 214 pounds to in nine weeks after liquid dieting and running on a treadmill three hours a day according to the Associated Press. ........

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