50 Cent has a lot of skills. He can rap, for example.

Although he apparently had the chance to work his upcoming Blood on the Sand game into a movie, Mr. Cent instead decided that adapting the game series Saints Row into a Hollywood movie interested him quite a bit more.

According to the blog Kotaku, in a conference call this morning, Fifty said that he was going to be optioning the rights for a Saints Row flick from THQ, with whom he has a good working working relationship.

"With my relationship with THQ, they'll actually see me develop Saint's Row into an actual screenplay and into a film project," the indomitable rapper, from the streets, was quoted as saying. "I'm optioning the rights for that right now, so they'll see that before they see me do it from my own perspective for my game."

Judging from what little information has been released, it looks like 50 Cent is intending to be a producer for the film project.

Who knows? Perhaps 50 Cent is the perfect man for the job. Perhaps his life experiences will give him a good handle on how to handle the serious and somber nature of the Saints Row series.