Eminem and Brittany Murphy in “8 Mile.” ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Mackie previously spoke about how Eminem used his life story in the rap battle on “The Rich Eisen Show” in 2021.

Eminem — who starred as aspiring rapper Jimmy “B-Rabbit” Smith in “8 Mile,” the 2002 movie based on his own life — reportedly had a certain pop superstar in mind to play the role of ...

Both Eminem and Anthony Mackie made their acting debut in the 2002 musical drama 8 Mile.The movie was directed by Curtis Hanson from a script by Scott Silver, but other critically acclaimed ...

Anthony Mackie, who played Papa Doc in '8 Mile,' remembers how Eminem used details from his real life to win the rap battle at the end of the movie.

It turns out that the 2002 film, “ 8 Mile ” does not just contain some autobiographical elements of Eminem’s life, it also pulls from real aspects of Anthony Mackie’s life, who played one ...

Eminem originally sought Mariah Carey for the role of his mom ultimately played by Kim Basinger in 8 Mile, according to a music producer working with the singer in the early 2000s.

I’m like, ‘Yeah no problem.’” The actor claimed, “So before the entire 8 Mile final battle, he googles me and learns about me and all that stuff he basically makes fun of me as Papa Doc.”.

Anthony Mackie recently revealed that during Eminem’s infamous final freestyle in 2002’s 8 Mile, he used actual, real-life information about Mackie for it. What did Anthony Mackie say about ...

Eminem’s movie 8 Mile came out in 2002 and ended up being a huge hit. It made a ton of money, over $240 million, even though it didn’t cost that much to make.