The star of the show never made it, but the mood was festive Wednesday night as Eminem fans and friends dived into an “8 Mile” celebration. More than 1,000 people piled into nine theaters at ...

After his role in 8 Mile, Eminem has not returned to the silver screen for any full-fledged roles. (Image via Getty) Anthony Mackie accused rapper Eminem of using his real-life story details to ...

A Marvel star made his big screen debut in “8 Mile,” and he’ll never forget it. Anthony Mackie, who played battle rapper Papa Doc in the 2002 movie, revealed in a new interview that Eminem ...

Anthony Mackie will never forget his first. Discussing his film debut in 8 Mile, Mackie remembered star Eminem as "such a brilliant dude" on Tuesday's episode of Pivot Podcast. He recalled a ...

Interestingly enough, in the final rap battle against Papa Doc and B-Rabbit (Mackie and Eminem’s characters), many of the lines Rabbit uses against Doc in the film were pulled from real elements ...

Mackie tipped his hat to his costar for being able to do it, however Chris Haston/WBTV via Getty; Kurt Krieger/Corbis via Getty 8 Mile might have been a fictionalized version of Eminem’s life ...

Actor Anthony Mackie, who played the role of Papa Doc, Eminem's rival and final opponent during the last rap battle in 8 Mile, revealed some unique details about the film. “We’re on set one ...

Anthony Mackie revealed on “The Pivot Podcast” Tuesday that his life story was used by Eminem as inspiration for their infamous rap battle at the end of “8 Mile.” “We’re on set one day ...

8 Mile became a critical and commercial hit, earning $242.8 million worldwide from just a $41 million budget, with Eminem taking home the Oscar for Best Original Song for the hit Lose Yourself.

Anthony Mackie says that Eminem used elements of his real life in the climactic rap battle scene from 8 Mile. Speaking on The Pivot, Mackie reflected on working with Eminem for the classic hip ...

Anthony Mackie didn’t lose himself while filming the final 8 Mile rap battle against Eminem — but he did he recall things getting very personal. “We’re doing the movie and, you know ...

By Michael Saponara Eminem’s epic 8 Mile rap battles have long been part of hip-hop movie lore. Anthony Mackie, who played Papa Doc and lost the final battle to Em’s B-Rabbit character ...