Although he had a brief cameo in the 2001 film The Wash, Eminem made his official Hollywood acting debut with the semi-autobiographical 8 Mile, released in November 2002. He has said the movie is not an account of his life, but a representation of growing up in Detroit. He recorded several new songs for the soundtrack, including "Lose Yourself", which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song; it was not performed at the ceremony, reportedly because ABC wanted him to perform an edited version.[63] Among his voice acting roles include in the video game 50 Cent: Bulletproof, where he voices an aging corrupt police officer that speaks in Ebonics, and guest spots on the Comedy Central television show Crank Yankers and a web cartoon called The Slim Shady Show, which has since been pulled off-line and is instead sold on DVD.[64]
Eminem will star in the upcoming film Have Gun – Will Travel in which he will play the protagonist bounty hunter "Paladin". He will be involved in either the soundtrack or scoring.[65] He was also in the running for the part of David Rice in 2008's film Jumper after Tom Sturridge was dropped just 2 weeks before filming. Concerns over not having a more prominent actor prompted the director, Doug Liman, to consider other actors for the role. Hayden Christensen was eventually chosen over Eminem.[66]
Eminem will star in the upcoming film Have Gun – Will Travel in which he will play the protagonist bounty hunter "Paladin". He will be involved in either the soundtrack or scoring.[65] He was also in the running for the part of David Rice in 2008's film Jumper after Tom Sturridge was dropped just 2 weeks before filming. Concerns over not having a more prominent actor prompted the director, Doug Liman, to consider other actors for the role. Hayden Christensen was eventually chosen over Eminem.[66]
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