Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson Jason Koerner/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's ambitious effort to develop a production base in Louisiana for his G-Unit Studios took another step forward as the state revealed a finalized deal for an investment and redevelopment plan. Under the agreement, Jackson's company will invest $124 million to renovate venue space Stageworks, update a production campus formerly owned by Millennium Studios and build a "dome-style immersive venue and green space park" in the city of Shreveport, the Louisiana Economic Development office said on Monday. The state said it agreed to provide $50 million "in performance-based funding" for infrastructure at those sites. Related Stories Business Mamdani Picks Rafael Espinal to Lead New York's Film Office Business Colombia Boosts 2026 Tax Credit Allocation for Foreign Productions to Record $90 Million "By reinvesting in downtown Shreveport and upgrading existing assets to create state-of-the-art entertainment and production facilities, we are creating jobs, inspiring hope, attracting new productions, and giving the entire entertainment industry a reason to build their futures right here," Jackson stated. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry added, "we're thrilled to welcome yet another project that sees the strength, talent and potential of this region." Two years ago this April, Jackson held a press conference and unveiled blueprints for G-Unit Studios in the city, likening the plan to the expansive production soundstage space that Tyler Perry had built outside of Atlanta. A long-term lease with the city for Stageworks was announced last year. An art rendering of G-Unit Studios in Shreveport, Louisiana. G-Unit Studios Jackson had a longtime, sometimes contentious producing partnership with Starz owing to the hit Power franchise and its spinoffs. In late October, Starz formally canceled drama series BMF after four seasons. A month later, in response to a Hollywood Reporter earnings article on Starz' $53 million in quarterly losses, 50 Cent wrote on Instagram, "See what happens when I stop working, let's make STARZ great again." On Starz' earnings call in November president Jeffrey Hirsch called out the Jackson and G-Unit produced boxing drama Fightland as the company's first studio original greenlit since its spinoff from Lionsgate. The series is currently in production in London. G-Unit produces for multiple studios and has broadened its scope to nonfiction, audio, film and television. The company inked a deal with Fox Entertainment in 2023 to develop new projects (one such project: 50 Ways to Catch a Killer, for Fox Nation). It's also developing Ron Stallworth non-fiction tome The Gangs of Zion as a Hulu project titled Hip Hop Cop. Other projects include The Massacre and Queen Nzinga for Starz and Trill League for BET+. A concept image of the production facility 50 Cent is planning in Shreveport, Louisiana. G-Unit Studios THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Zohran Mamdani Mamdani Picks Rafael Espinal to Lead New York's Film Office THR, Esq David Ellison Takes Warner Bros. to Court as Paramount Launches Proxy Battle Over Netflix Bid Meta Meta Shake-Up: Mark Zuckerberg Names Former Trump Advisor Dina Powell McCormick as President apple tv Eddy Cue Calls Out Top Apple TV Shows and Movies In Year-End Memo Pledging "Innovation" international X Being Probed by U.K. Media Regulator Over Grok's Image Tool After Sexualized Deepfakes Uproar Paramount David Ellison Praises Paramount Employees After First Week of Five-Day Return to Office Zohran Mamdani Mamdani Picks Rafael Espinal to Lead New York's Film Office THR, Esq David Ellison Takes Warner Bros. to Court as Paramount Launches Proxy Battle Over Netflix Bid Meta Meta Shake-Up: Mark Zuckerberg Names Former Trump Advisor Dina Powell McCormick as President apple tv Eddy Cue Calls Out Top Apple TV Shows and Movies In Year-End Memo Pledging "Innovation" international X Being Probed by U.K. Media Regulator Over Grok's Image Tool After Sexualized Deepfakes Uproar Paramount David Ellison Praises Paramount Employees After First Week of Five-Day Return to Office