|
8
Mile Expected Release Date U.S. :
November 2002
Expected Release Date U.K. :
2002
Expected Rental Release Date :
8
Mile : Marshall
Mathers III (Eminem), Kim Basinger, Brittany Murphy, Mekhi
Phifer, Eugene Byrd, Taryn Manning, Omar Benson Miller
Director : Curtis
Hanson
Written By : Scott
Silver
Producers : Greg
Goodman, Brian Grazer
Other Known Crew Members
8
Mile based on: The life of
Eminem, the controversial hip hop artist (however, producers
are dismissing that the film is indeed based on the rapper
and is a totally different story).
Premise/Synopsis : Biopic
based (loosely) on the life of hip hop artist Eminem. The
sotory will follow his humble and troubled beginnings in Detroit
through to his rise to global fame as a number one selling
rap artist..
Genre : Comedy
Official
Site : No official movie site but www.eminem.com
is home of the notorious rapper.
Fan Sites : EminemOnline.com
Trailer
: Quicktime
Trailer #2: Quicktime
Released By : Universal/ Imagine Entertainment
Status
: Shooting
How
excited are we : 7 Out Of 10
Have you information or found a scoop on 8 Mile? Email
us now!
Latest
updates
Read
Our Review!
Monday 28th
October 2002: 8 Mile Update:
Latino
Review have bagged a bunch of new images from Eminem's debut movie, 8 Mile.
The film opens in the US next month and British fans will have their first chance
to see the film at this years London Film festival in mid November. I have been
hearing nothing but good things about this movie and in particular Eminem's performance.
Here are a few of those pics
Wednesday 23rd October 2002: 8 Mile Update:
Aint It Cool News
have posted a review of Curtis Hanson's 8 Mile starring Eminem. "As surprising
as Curtis Hanson directing an Eminem movie is Eminem’s acting in a Curtis
Hanson film. Eminem is a good performer, he doesn’t come off too likeable
but he’s got his act worked out, yet onstage ability doesn’t always
translate well in onscreen skill, in Eminem’s case it has, as he certainly
seems adept to big screen". Hit the link above to read the full review.
Thursday
22nd August 2002 : 8
Mile Update:
My god, look at this photo, it's of Eminem in the forthcoming
Curtis Hanson 8 Mile. Looks totally different with BLACK hair!
Maybe even a bit Gary Numan? Click
Here To View
Wednesday
14th August 2002: 8 Mile Poster Online
The poster for Eminem's debut film 8 Mile is online.
The film itself see's Marshall Mathers star as rapper Jimmy
in a film directed by LA Confidential's Curtis Hanson. Early
indications show that this could be one hell of a movie and
Eminem's performance has been described as breathtaking. The
film opens in November, but debuts as the Toronto Film Festival
in September. Take a look at our 8
Mile preview page for more images and the trailer. Anyway,
here's the poster in all it's glory.
Wednesday
14th August 8 Mile Update:
8 Mile, Eminem's debut film will be shown at this year's
Toronto Film Festival as a work in progress. The festival
kicks off on September 5th. Salma Hayek's next Frida
will also get its North American premiere at the festival.
13th
August 2002: 8 Mile Update:
The second trailer for Eminem's debut
film 8 Mile is online at the Apple
trailer site.
19th July 2002: 8 Mile Update:
From what i've seen of 8 Mile, the Curtis
Hanson directed Eminem debut, i've been suitably impressed.
The trailer looked pretty cool, and so did the talent. But
you cannot tell how good a film will be just by viewing the
trailer. You've gotta see the movie. Aint
It Cool News scored the first review.
OK,
Eminem – He IS Jimmy Smith, Jr. aka Rabbit. “Rabbit?!
What the hell kinda name is that?” I know , I know. But
take that for what you will. Whatever the motivation, though,
the guy everybody loves to hate, can act. And he is pretty
fucking phenomenal. The “Slim Shady” persona as
we know it would not carry a whole movie and as mentioned
above, I was surprised to hardly see it. He fought, he raged,
he got angry – but we saw the motivation, we saw him
go through shit, and we saw it all build. We saw what went
into the lyrics... and that brings me to why he was probably
so great in the role. He’ll admit to his weaknesses.
He’ll call himself a white-boy pussy. And, in this role,
he shows so much vulnerability that I forgot that I was watching
the man of controversy himself. Trust me on this. He’s
GOOD.
This
film could be good you know! Check out the full review at
AICN.
14th
May 2002: 8 Mile Update:
The film has had its release dealyed
until November 2002. The reason? Well, it seems Eminem is
unhappy with the soundtrack and would like more time to work
on it. However, Movieweb
has always listed 8 Mile's release as being November..
12/3/02
There are rumours flying around today,
particularly at y2hiphop
that 8 Mile's release has been pushed back to September from
the summer.
25/1/02
The Sun today posted a pic of Kim Basinger
with Eminem from 8 Mile. Click
here to visit their site and see the image.
8/1/02
Just received a rather interesting email
from an anonomous scooper that provides us with some more
information from the Eminem starrer 8 Mile;
"Local rapper T.C.Real is making alot of noise on
the set. Everyone from Assistant Directors-to X-tras have
now heard about this guy. Just check out T.C.Real's moments
of stardom in the party store scene were he is playing a drunk,
or just whatch him pop his collar in the climax of the movie,
the battle scene. T.C.Real has been on the Detroit rap scene
for a while, at the Michigan's 2nd Rap Achievment Award Show,
T.C.Real was nominated and won best Up and Coming male rap
Artist. Also Curtis Hason has let it be known that the premiere
will be here in Detroit."
31/12/01
The trailer is now up for this pretty
gritty looking drama over at the Apple site. Features a new
Eminem track too. Check
it out.
12/12/01
The Untitled Detroit Project now has a title, 8 Mile, named
after Detroit's 8 Mile Road, which is the division between
the city's white and black districts. Kim Basinger has teamed
up with her LA Confindential director Curtis Hanson to play
Eminem's Mum in the film, but studio bosses are now dismissing
the rumour that this will be based on the life of the controversial
rapper. This will be a totally different film. Check out the
two stills below from the Detroit set.
Also
cast in the film is Brittany Murphy, who has appeared in recent
movies Cherry Falls, Girl Interrupted, Riding In Cars With
Boys and the upcoming Don't Say A Word. She will play a character
named Alex. Mekhi Phifer (Clockers, 'O') will also appear
as 'Future'.
Producers are heading for a Summer 2002 release.
Updated : 27/7/01
It had to happen sooner or later but this is not another film
that's being put together for the sake of quickly making a
Hollywood studio millions of the back of a current 'hot' star.
Sure the thought must be at the back of their minds, but Eminem
has a pretty colourful past and after watching a documentary
of the controversial rapper's life on MTV the other week,
I actually thought to myself, hey, this would make one hell
of a movie.
There's even an Oscar winning director attached too at the
moment in the form of Curtis Hanson (LA Confidential and Wonderboys).
The film will be distributed by Universal and produced by
(surprisingly) Imagine Entertainment.
Eminem is to play himself in the film, although his character
may go by another name. Hardcore rap outfit D12, of which
Eminem is also a member, will also appear.
A Detroit shoot is penciled in for September of this year
and Universal will open a production office in Detroit sometime
during August. The 'Untitled Detroit Project' as it is currently
known will be the first major movie since Out Of Sight to
be shot in the Motor City.
Both Eminem and Dr. Dre are to write at least four new tracks
for the movie's soundtrack which will be released early next
year. Eminem will also re-record some his previous hits.
Date
Page Created : 27/7/2001 Date
Last Updated : 16/8/2001
This
page has no intention to infringe on the rights of the film
and intellectual copyright holders of 8 Milet & hold copyright
over the movie, characters, merchandise & storyline.
|
