Celebrity Favorites: Terrence Howard

50 Cent has invaded Hollywood with a string of roles alongside Tinseltown royalty like Al Pacino and Robert De Niro (“Righteous Kill”) and leading-man-in-the-making Chace Crawford (“Twelve”).

We all know that the G-Unit General can make a hit, but after he and producer Randall Emmett inked a reported $200 million deal to launch Cheetah Films, don’t be surprised if the rapper’s future lies in making fans sit down to watch him on the big screen instead of hitting the dance floor.

He hasn’t left New York for the West Coast just yet, but Terrence Howard said 50 is a more than capable actor. The two worked together on Fif’s first film, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.” And according to the veteran actor (“Hustle & Flow,” “Crash,” “Ray”), he actually learned more from 50 than the other way around.

“One of the things that I learned, the hardest thing to do is be still,” Howard explained. “When you don’t know what to do, be still. He mastered that. And therefore, when he jumped forward and has something to say, he spoke the truth with it. That’s a genius. That’s what makes great film work. He was there from the beginning. I actually learned more from watching him, ’cause he taught me to be still.”

In addition to his film ventures and wrapping his next album, 50 Cent recently joined Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the Sundance Film Festival for the launch of the boxer’s Mayweather Productions.

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FROM RAP FIX: Whether it’s a pipe dream or lofty aspiration, rapper, businessman and budding thespian 50 Cent wants to be viewed as a serious actor one day. Never one to set his sights low, the man born Curtis Jackson shared with MTV News last week at the Sundance Film Festival his Hollywood goals. When asked which actor’s career he’d like to emulate, the G-Unit honcho’s choice was one of the most celebrated actors of all time.

“Well, Sidney Poitier. I’d like to, you know, be with the top, you know,” a smiling 50 Cent said. “Shoot for the stars if you would do that.”

Whether or not Fif has the chops to hang with the pioneering Oscar-winning actor from the Bahamas is up for debate, but there is an area where the “Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ ” star may have some hope — comedy.

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The bad guy is almost back: 50 Cent said he’s completed “80 percent” of his next album, the forthcoming Black Magic, which should arrive later this year.

The G-Unit rapper has continued to make inroads into Hollywood since his last project, 2009′s Before I Self-Destruct, but Fif told MTV News at the Sundance Film Festival that he’ll be focusing on music in the near future.

“[Fans] should look forward to the actual album this summer, so I have to release something soon,” he said about when to expect the first single. “I’m not sure if I’ll make a full mixtape [beforehand]. That’s what I was doing when I was making collaborations with new artists: I was working with artists that wouldn’t exactly be my equal because they don’t have a successful track record. But at some point you have to make the decision to just be an artist and work because you enjoy the music and you think it’s a good idea, as opposed to it being someone of your caliber.”

50 had already announced Eminem will appear on the album. But the Queens lyricist also said he’ll be working with a slew of new collaborators, including Boi-1da, Alex Da Kid and Kanye West’s “Power” producer Symbolyc One.

Lil Wayne producers The Surf Club — Hit-Boy and Chase N. Cashe — said the Get Rich or Die Tryin’ superstar will revisit the aggression of his earlier work on his latest set.

“He’s taking it back to the old 50,” Hit-Boy told us late last year. “And he had some new records that were some different-sounding stuff too. I’m excited to see how people react to it, and hopefully we end up with some stuff on the album. I gave him some stuff he really loved. It’s really a blend of the old 50 mixing with the new stuff that he’s doing. It’s crazy.”

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