Sheridan: 50 Cent film isn't a black movie
18/11/2005 - 09:33:38Jim Sheridan hates his 50 Cent biopic Get Rich Or Die Tryin' being referred to as a "black movie" - because in his eyes there is no such thing.
The Irish film-maker, 56, is increasingly incensed by critics' inability to comprehend his connection with the hellraiser rap star, and believes their different backgrounds are irrelevant.
He says: "Everybody keeps saying, 'You know, you made a black movie,'"
"And I keep saying, 'No, I made a movie. I made a white movie. I made the same movie if I were making it in Dublin or London or anywhere.'
"I didn't approach it like it's special. I'm used to Belfast. It's the same."
