50 Cent is engaged on bringing Eminem’s 2002 movie 8 Mile to the small display.
On Friday (Jan. 6), Fif sat down for an interview on Actual 92.3’s Large Boy’s Neighborhood. In the course of the sit-down, the rapper-turned-television exec spoke on his upcoming strikes within the movie and tv world, together with a doable 8 Mile tv sequence.
“I am gonna deliver [Eminem’s] 8 Mile to tv,” 50 Cent revealed on the 24:54-mark of the interview. “We in movement.”
“It is gonna be large,” 50 continued. “I am working. I ain’t bought no duds. I am batting 100.”
From there, Large Boy requested about whose thought it was to begin engaged on the 8 Mile TV present and whether or not or not he has to place in any work to persuade Eminem to permit it to occur.
“I feel it ought to be for his legacy,” replied 50 Cent. “It is necessary to me that they perceive it. When [Steve] Stout would say ‘the tanning of America’ as a result of America’s listening to Black music, proper? And it’s actually the tradition shedding its colour for everyone to really feel like they’ll get pleasure from it and recognize it. As a result of they see somebody who’s accepted and revered and it makes them part of it additionally.”
When requested to increase on how he envisions the plot of the potential 8 Mile TV present, 50 defined what he has in thoughts.
“It’s a contemporary model,” mentioned 50. “Assume Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air. The brand new model of The Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air. I would like to have the ability to present and supply much more particulars. Issues that you’d say in an interview or various things that you simply’ve already used that you simply put on the market and stuff like that. You’ll see these issues sort of floor within the temperament of the characters.”
50 Cent’s revelation comes on the heels of 8 Mile actor Mekhi Phifer saying he thinks there is no likelihood a sequel to the film will ever come into fruition.
“Generally it is best to only go away it at one,” the 48-year-old actor advised TMZ. “Generally it is simply finest to go away it alone. When you make a traditional, no cause to idiot round with it.”
“I feel, you realize, go away the classics alone and it will be all good. Let’s simply stay with the 8 Mile,” he continued. “The story that we advised is the story,” he mentioned. “, I imply, it could possibly be attention-grabbing, however I would not be in it, and I am positive Eminem would not be in it both.”
8 Mile starred Eminem in his movie debut and centered round his character B-Rabbit’s ascension within the native Detroit battle rap scene. The soundtrack music “Lose Your self” earned Em his first Academy Award win for Finest Authentic Track on the 2003 Oscars. The observe has since reached diamond standing.
