Cheetah Vision Explained

Cheetah Vision is a currently inactive^[1] American film production company founded in 2008 by Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson and Randall Emmett.

The company produced low budget action thrillers for foreign film markets across the world.^{[2] [3]} The company's first film was Before I Self Destruct.^{[4] [5] [6]}

In early 2011, 50 Cent landed a $200,000,000 deal for the company, which funded a ten-film deal. Lionsgate distributed the films. Under the deal, the films had a budget of around $20 million each.^{[7] [8]}

Released films

• Before I Self Destruct (November 16, 2009)
• Caught in the Crossfire (July 20, 2010)
• Gun (July 30, 2010)
• Setup (September 20, 2011)
• All Things Fall Apart (March 5, 2011)
• Freelancers (August 10, 2012)
• Fire with Fire (November 6, 2012)
• The Frozen Ground (July 19, 2013)
• Tapia (June 15, 2013)
• Empire State (September 3, 2013)

Music videos

• "Crime Wave" (From Before I Self-Destruct)
• "Stretch" (From Before I Self-Destruct)

Notes and References

1. News: Vega . Nicolas . How 50 Cent used "one of the unwritten laws of power" to make $10 million a movie: "I paid myself to learn" . April 22, 2024 . CNBC . June 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240329184717/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/10/50-cent-used-the-unwritten-laws-of-power-to-make-10-million-a-movie.html . March 29, 2024.
2. Web site: 50 Cent's Massive Business Empire . Business Insider . September 16, 2009 . 16 February 2016 . Kamelia Angelova and Hilary Lewis.
3. Web site: 50 Cent's Massive Business Empire . Business Insider . 26 September 2014.
4. Web site: Blogger.
5. Web site: 50 Cent and Randall Emmett Launch Cheetah Vision Films - 50 Cent . 2009-11-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110415150540/http://www.hollyscoop.com/movies/50-cent/50-cent-and-randall-emmett-launch-cheetah-vision-films_1281.aspx . 2011-04-15 . dead .
6. Web site: 50 Cent Re-Loads "Gun" W/ Val Kilmer, New Crime Thriller Film on Deck | Sohh.com . 2009-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091228081016/http://www.sohh.com/2009/12/50_cent_re-loads_gun_w_val_kilmer_new_cr.html . 2009-12-28 . dead .
7. Web site: 50 Cent's Cheetah Vision Films Lands $200 Million in Funding for 10-Picture Deal - ThisIs50.com . 2011-07-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130603023457/http://www.thisis50.com/profiles/blogs/50-cents-cheetah-vision-films?xg_source=activity . 2013-06-03 . dead .
8. Web site: 13 October 2010 . 50 Cent Gets $200 Million For Cheetah Vision Films . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219051640/http://www.vibe.com/posts/50-cent-gets-200-million-cheetah-vision-films . 2012-02-19 . 2024-05-28 . VIBE.com . en-US.