Rapper Chingy
will make his acting debut in the film The System Within, a new film
that includes veteran actor Hawthorne James and Bryce Wilson.
The movie was written
by and stars Tariq Alexander as Tony "Wise" Good, an internationally
known model from the inner city who falls from grace and lands in the prison
system.
Hawthorne James
has starred in such films as The Five Heartbeats, City Of Angels and others,
while Bryce Wilson is a two-time Grammy Award winner and former member of the
Grammy Award winning group Groove Theory.
In 2003, producers
of the movie auditioned thousands of unknown actors to be cast in the movie.
According to Alexander, the concept of the film was to combine the skills of
working professionals with newcomers.
Chingy stars as
"Nick" and Taimak, star of the 80’s cult classic The Last Dragon,
makes an appearance in the film as well.
“We want to
make stars and we want to do projects that mean something," Alexander said
of his involvement in the film. "There is enough buffoonery. I can’t
do that.” The film premieres at the Atlanta regal Theater on March 2 at
6 pm EST.