Are Music and Movies Expendable?

That's the question. Are music and movies expendable?

Apparently they are, when the hip-hop industry's 50 Cent teams up with legend Sylvester Stallone for the new movie, The Expendables.

In an surprising move, Fitti will replace Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker..... uh, say what! Yes, it's true, the Oscar winner had prior commitments and had to walk away after a month of shooting. However, Stallone who also directs the action film, isn't worried one bit.

MTV.com reports that Stallone wrote to AICN to say "the anger of the casting of 50 Cent is understandable, but not fair. A player is only as good as his coach. If a man can communicate in one medium, he can communicate in another if his strengths are brought out and he has the support of well-wishers. So, trust me, the change of Forest Whitaker to 50 Cent a.k.a. Curtis Jackson is a good one."

He backed up that statement reminding the public about characters in the Rocky series played by Talia Shire, Carl Weathers, Dolph Lundgren, Richard Crenna & Mr. T. They weren't first draft picks either.

The Expendables will have an all-star cast featuring 2009 comeback sensation, Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler), Jason Statham, Jet Li and Stallone himself as Barney "The Schizo" Ross. Dolph Lundgren, the Russian from the classic Rocky IV, and the "Governator", legend Arnold Schwarzenegger are rumored to appear in the film as well.

Filming begins March 28, 2009. Look out for Stallone's new action-packed film next year!