Eminem as soon as made a profitable transition from music to movie along with his 2002 hit 8 Mile. Afterward, the actor was provided a few roles in the film business earlier than deciding to focus solely on music.
Nevertheless, there was one movie that Eminem allegedly actively pursued. However he was handed over for one more actor.
What Eminem didn’t like about appearing
8 Mile obtained a number of vital reward when it first hit theaters. Some critics highlighted Eminem’s efficiency in the movie as one of many film’s strengths. As pure as he might have come throughout to some on digicam, nevertheless, to Eminem the transition was something however.
His modern Ice Dice was one other iconic rapper who’s been sustaining a profitable profession in the movie business. However whereas for Ice Dice that transition was straightforward, it was the alternative for the ‘Lose Yourself’ hitmaker.
“I think I heard [Cube] say this one time, that if you can rap and you can perform. Like if you can perform to the camera for singing and things like that and videos, it should be a pretty fairly natural transition… But I would say that it’s a whole different world,” Eminem as soon as advised MTV’s Rapfix Stay (through BET).
Eminem would go on to explain a few of the difficulties that got here with capturing 8 Mile.
“It’s a whole different thing because you may be used to performing to the camera and you may be used to doing certain things and videos and things like that,” he continued. “But it’s a whole different ball game when the music is off and you have lines that you need to say and you have things that you need to remember like the lines and remembering and trying to be natural and ‘What am I going to do when I say this line?’ and ‘How can I?’ It’s different.”
Eminem virtually starred in the 2008 movie ‘Jumper’
Regardless of Eminem’s emotions towards appearing, there have been a few movies he as soon as thought of starring in. The 2008 movie Jumper was a sci-fi flick that adopted a few younger people who had the power to teleport. Star Wars actor Hayden Christensen finally ended up with the lead function. However on the time, the movie’s director Doug Liman alleged that Eminem confirmed curiosity in Christensen’s half.
Liman at first solid younger actor Tom Sturridge because the star. However Sturridge was thought of too younger, and the studio insisted on casting an older, extra well-known actor for the half. Ultimately, the rap megastar was talked about.
“We did have conversations with Eminem,” Liman confirmed in a 2008 interview with MTV News.
Liman was assured that he may even rewrite the function with Eminem in thoughts.
“[The idea to meet with the rapper] was sort of coming from the producer and [Eminem’s] manager,” he stated. “If I’ve proven anything to myself, it’s that I can tailor a role to an actor. … [I could] develop the role with [someone like Eminem] and make it extremely specific to them. So as long as the person has acting chops, I’m open to talking to almost anybody for almost any role.”
However in the end, he simply felt that the Star Wars alum match his imaginative and prescient higher, and was useless set on selecting him.
“At that point, I had already met Hayden and had fallen in love with Hayden,” he recalled. “It was one of those things where the studio, with all things being equal, would rather put a bigger name in the movie [and wanted Eminem]. At some point, I just put my foot down and said, ‘I love Hayden.’”
Eminem believed that appearing was solely enjoyable when doing small elements
Though Eminem hasn’t starred in a movie since 8 Mile, he has had just a few bit roles through the years. He’s had cameos in movies like Humorous Folks and The Interview. As most know, he even had a small half in an episode of fifty Cent’s BMF. In a 2015 Twitter Q&A the place he promoted the boxing movie Southpaw, Eminem shared he loved doing bit roles. However he didn’t rule out doing a lead function once more sometime.
“Maybe I am a semi-actor? It’s fun for small parts but my real passion is music. So we’ll see,” he wrote.