Michael Rainey Jr.

50 Cent Trolls “Power Book II” Actor Over Show’s Cancelation

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50 Cent has bizarrely chosen to troll an actor who publicly reacted to the cancelation of Power Book II: Ghost. After Michael Rainey Jr said he was “blindsided” by the cancelation, 50 Cent responded to the story on X, formerly Twitter. “Yeah because @michaelraineyjr don’t answer his phone, 🤷🏽‍♂️,” Fif wrote.

Power Book II: Ghost will end after its fourth season in what Starz has described as a cost-cutting move. “We want to contain content costs by developing more new shows versus sustaining series longer as they become more expensive. You look at the [Power] map and say, ‘OK, if I take one of those characters out and spin one of those out, I can bring that on to replace the Power show at half the cost.’ Now I’m putting a lot of money right to the bottom line. And I’m really not losing anything in terms of acquisition costs and subscriber viewership, because we know what those demos want,” Starz CEO Jeffery Hirsch explained.

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BMF Fans Roast Show’s Weak 2Pac Casting

However, Power Book II is not the only Fif project making headlines. BMF fans have voiced their frustration over the show’s weak casting and portrayal of Tupac Shakur. Actor Mason Douglas only bears a passing resemblance to Pac, while the costuming debate chose to give him what can only be described as a Spirit Halloween 2Pac costume. Online, many fans commented “WhoPac” on clips from the show’s latest episode. 2Pac does not play much of a role in the story of BMF. However, his association with the powerful crime outfit is enough to warrant a brief cameo appearance as the show’s story unfolds.

The casting of 2Pac has always been a daunting one. Anthony Mackie, now best known for his work in the MCU, has famously recalled the dread he felt announcing that he would be playing 2Pac. Overall, most depictions of the beloved rapper have not gone over well with fans. How did you feel about 2Pac in BMF? Let us know in the comments.

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‘BMF’ Star Lil Meech And ‘Power’ Actor Michael Rainey Jr. Trade Online Blows About Who’s Show Is Better

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50 Cent has really jumpstarted an acting competition between two of the actors of hi most revered shows to date; BMF‘s Lil Meech and Power‘s Michael Rainey Jr. The young actors from both STARZ series took their perspective stances against each other in the heat of the moment on Instagram following a post from Power an BMF creator and executive producer 50 Cent.

50 Cent posted Rainey on his Instagram, saying, “@michaelraineyjr on some s**t, he said where you at @lilmeechbmf?” The comment immediately garnered a response from the son of reputed drug kingpin Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, who said, “I’m working on being immortal 5 @50Cent these guys still mortal… let’s go to lunch later I’ll give u some free game @michaelraineyjr.”

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Rainey replied, “how you working on being immortal but ya show dead? 😂😴 March 17 we gon show you how it’s done ok take notes.” 

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STARZ Announces Season Three of ‘Power Book II: Ghost’ Premiere Date

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STARZ Announces Season Three of 'Power Book II: Ghost Premiere Date

The third season of STARZ’s blockbuster series Power Book II: Ghost will launch on Friday, March 17 at midnight on the STARZ app, all STARZ streaming and on-demand platforms, and worldwide on the LIONSGATE+ premium streaming platforms.

Season three of the popular drama series returns with new twists and new turns as the Tariq, Brayden, Monet, and the Tejadas struggle to Level Up or Get Taken Down. Everyone is in mourning following Zeke’s murder, but they won’t have much time as a fresh set of difficulties and questions arise.

“Power Book II: Ghost” season three stars Michael Rainey Jr. (“Power,” Lee Daniels’ The Butler) as “Tariq St. Patrick,” Mary J. Blige (Mudbound, “The Umbrella Academy”) as “Monet Stewart Tejada,” Shane Johnson (“Power,” Behind Enemy Lines) as “Cooper Saxe,” Gianni Paolo (Ma, “The Fosters”) as “Brayden Weston,” Cliff “Method Man” Smith (“The Deuce,” Garden State) as “Davis MacLean,” Larenz Tate (Ray, Crash) as “Rashad Tate,” Berto Colon (Inside Game, “Orange Is the New Black”) as “Lorenzo Tejada,” Woody McClain (“The Bobby Brown Story,” “The New Edition Story”) as “Cane Tejada,” Lovell Adams-Gray (“Coroner,” “Slasher”) as “Dru Tejada,” LaToya Tonodeo (“The Fosters,” “The Oath”) as “Diana Tejada,” Alix Lapri (“Power,” Den of Thieves) as “Effie Morales,” and Paton Ashbrook (“House of Cards,” “Shameless”) as “Jenny Sullivan.”  

Joining the cast this season is Monique Curnen (The Dark Knight, Fast and Furious) as “Detective Blanca Rodriguez,” Keesha Sharp (“Lethal Weapon,” “Girlfriends”) as “Professor Harper Bennet,” David Walton (Bad Moms, “About a Boy”) as “Lucas Weston,” and Moriah Brown (“Turnt,” The Break In) as “KeKe Travis.”  

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