Ja Rule changes up for "I'm In Love With A Church Girl" film

By The Film Critic
JR Staff Writer

Late in the 1990s, Ja Rule rose to fame as a hardcore rapper. Over the years, the rapper has been involved in high-profile feuds and murderous lyrics. In 2002, Ja Rule was listed as one of the most-violent rappers in the game. But, the past eight years have been a learning experience.

The story has been told millions of times of how Ja Rule fell from grace. Rule has put together several comeback attempts, the most-notable came in 2007. Despite building significant buzz that year, the comeback still fell apart. But, Ja Rule has kept things simple this time around.

Earlier this year, news broke of Ja Rule starring in a film with the former Cheetah Girl, Adrienne Bailon. The film was titled, I'm In Love with a Church Girl. In the film, Ja Rule was set to play the man who was in love with the church girl, Adrienne Bailon. All talk of the film ended in March, but suddenly there is a major promotion for the new movie.

Recently, the creator of the film, Paul Molina, spoke of why he chose Ja Rule to star in the film. He said he has been friends with the former Murder Inc. rapper for years. While Ja Rule has always been thuggish in his lyrics, he has also been very spiritual. Molina reminded the people of how Rule sat down with Minister Farrakhan to end the feud with 50 Cent in 2003. Despite the image the rapper built, there is also a major counterimage built by Ja Rule.

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Ja Rule to star in New Film, "In Love with a Church Girl"

Further transitioning away from music and into films, Ja Rule has yet another film project that he will be starring in. Late last year, he announced that he would be starring in a lot of films in 2010. Because of his status of a has-been, a lot of people took that as a joke. But, in only the third month of the year, Ja Rule has already starred in three movies. His fourth one is this one, In Love with a Church Girl.

In this film, Ja Rule will be starring as a big time drug dealer that falls in love with former 3LW star, Adrienne Bailon, who happens to be a church girl. In an attempt to woo Bailon, Rule will give up his lifestyle. Still, that is not enough for the girl because he still associates himself with the old crowd. He has to make a the choice of making something out of his life and moving on with Bailon, or returning to his old lifestyle.

Production for the film is set to begin in May and it is being handled by independent film company, Reverence Gospel Media. There is no set date on when the movie will be released to the public.

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