So, he went through a bad experience with addiction, chose not to repeat it, and chose to focus on the thing that he can lose himself in a healthy way, that is his music. Mr. Marshall seems to me as a very reasonable human being that learn and make good choises.
What if Eminem produced as well as acted, at the very least so that he could control the scheduling in a way that won't have him simultaneously acting and composing?
@@Wired4Life2 I believe that Hollywood would not allow it. This would increase costs without much certainty of return. Maybe he would only get more and more frustrated. Anyway, it's a big "what if".
@@Wired4Life2 And what studio would be willing to pay for the added time? Most people don't work 12 hour days but for simplicity sake lets say that he would only be willing to work for 12 hours a day. That means for every 4 days of shooting you need to add an entire day of production on top of the budget. If you are doing a movie that takes about 2-3 months to shoot. That will quickly add up. I'm sure the crew workers would love it because it would mean shorter days for them with longer guaranteed work and pay. But the studios do not want to pay that extra money. Why do you think the reports about the Rock being notoriously late to show up on set started to pop up? The studios didn't like it but were willing to put up with him as long as he was making them a nice profit. But the time of his star power where he could star in any movie with a flimsy premises. That would have had no hope of making a profit if it wasn't for him starring in said movies, is over. I am not saying that people don't want to see The Rocky any more and that he doesn't hold any value. He's not in any current danger of becoming Steven Seagal, but the man is getting older, there will come a time where he has to switch up his approach.
People in this comment section don't understand the difference between STARING and CAMEOS in movies, Em has made Cameos in BMF, The Interview, Entourage, and a few more AS CAMEOS. HE'S ONLY STARRED IN 8 MILE.
Rest in Peace, Brittany Murphy, we lost her far too early. If she were still with us today, she could have accomplished so much more. It's a pity that we'll never know. 💔
Someone said if she was still alive, she would have made a great Harley Quinn along with Heath Ledger’s Joker, another 90s-2000s star who lost too soon.
@@Dankneefantum For me, its the movie Little Black Book. The movie is mid, but there's a scene where she sings...and she has the most beautiful voice. I had no idea until I saw that movie that she could even sing! RIP Brittany, she was such a talent.
you didn't touch at all on his vow to require films to be shot and produced in michigan in order to have him as a lead, because he wants the money to go into the community
Eminem ultimately stopped being in films because he said and did exactly what he wanted to do and say. I grew up watching 8Mile everyday for a little over a year. I love Em. He's just too real and he didn't want to switch from rap to movies. His life is totally engulfed in Rap without any other deterrents.
Eminem's the man! Also, I think he was going to star in a movie called elysium. The reason why he lost the part was because he wanted to film it in Detroit. And then the part went to Matt Damon!
I'm a metal head, I don't particularly like rap and hip hop, and english it's not my first language, but I rewatch all the rap scenes from this movie at least a couple of times a year. They're really powerful and move me deeply. Also, the lyrics are freaking funny XD Man, even if he doesn't make another movie I'm glad we have 8 mile...
another reason why he rejected most of the offers that came after 8 mile was because he was simply refusing to live anywhere outside of detroit. i remember reading that that's why mad max didn't even develop into an offer, because it was shot in australia. the guy just doesn't like being apart from his family
@@HG-wl2fm i found the interview, it was changed to namibia later "Miller said that he reached out to Eminem but “that’s as far as it went because we were going to shoot in Australia at that point, and he simply didn’t want to leave home”
Eminem was offered Matt Damon's role in Elysium, the only reason he turned it down is they were not willing to film it in Detroit. That is also a likely reason for the other films as well.
As a former eminem fan and someone who has seen 8 miles nearly 15 times (yes i had a problem), it still to this day gives me chills watching this film. It holds up exceptionally well. Em's performance just hits. Its authentic and you fully invest in his character. You forget its even eminem. I'm actually glad he stuck to his music career. The one role he played, he played it exceptionally well and it was made for him. He will be remembered for it. I respect him for that
Eminem is the goat he stared in his own movie did a small role in funny people and called it quits cuz what more was there to do at that point. Nuff said 💯
I totally agree with your take. I also believe that Eminem wanted respect in hip hop, so badly, that he felt that if he even partially deviated and took on more acting roles, he’d be viewed as a sellout and a cliché. He wanted his legacy, in hip hop, but most of all, he wanted it undeniable, he’s commitment and passion and dedication. He didn’t even venture into other music genres. Many people want to discredit and disregard Eminem, in spite of all that he’s done, so he constantly wants it clear that those who want to discredit him, they themselves will be discredited before he caters to them.
I really love your channel. It's got me seeing movies in a more intellectual way then I did before. And thanks for the backstory on videos like Eminem. Big ups!!!🎉🎉🎉 Will be making suggestions for future videos. Hope you'll consider them.
Actually i believe he admitted that the reason he didn't want to act more is because when he did 8 mile, he was at the height of his music career and he was in the studio all day doing recording and filming all night, the schedule was too much for him, he was getting next to no sleep and he couldn't maintain it. The quality of one's work would be effected by those conditions long term. He decided to put acting to one side, 8 Mile proved he CAN act and has the talent for it.
He did a fantastic job in the movie. I would love to see him act again, but I'm still happy just listening to his music of course. This is also technically not his only starring role. He also had the animated show The Slim Shady Show which aired back in 2000.
I don't like rap in general, but the soundtrack of 8 mile is powerful. Even if I don't enjoy that genere of music I can appreciate a musician pouring everything in to his craft. Good that he keeps at what makes him happy.
Thats sad bc acting is exactly what older rappers excel at in their twilight years. Especially when eminem refuses to make mature rap. He is up there at 60 doing elementary school humour
The production of 8 Mile was too much for him and attributed to his addiction that almost killed him. That's why he'll still act, but just as a cameo or something with little to no pressure
In Hollywood, being "considered" for a part is different from being "offered" a part. I believe there were talks about Eminem playing Batman but Christian Bale was offered the role. I love Em but let's not rewrite history
I would love to see him in movies. If he wishes productions to be made in Detroit he should startup his own production company. He could make Awesome gritty films in Detroit with 50, dre, snoop, anyone he wants.
I had no idea he was considered to play Batman! He was approached to do Elysium and said he only do it if they changed the location of the movie to Detroit (they didn’t)
I mean 50 cent said he wanted to make an 8-Mile show and was trying to get Em on board, but no clue if it's ACTUALLY going to be made as it's Ems story
Absolutely! I have heard stories of people who started with little or no knowledge but managed to emerge victorious thanks to Ana Graciela Blackwelder.
Is it too much to comprehend that he did the movie because nobody thought he could? Sometimes, a man has to go through utter hell just to prove to the world he is more, to be taken seriously. I believe he did 8 mile to show the world that he is much more than his Slim Shady persona. When Eminem came to the world, he was a punchline. But the movie proved that Marshal Mathers is a real person who has climbed from the ghetto kicking, screaming, and punching back if needed. To be taken seriously in a craft that so called "experts" have written you out of is the truest form of becoming "King Shit of this particular turd hill". Now that he has done it, and proved everybody wrong, who the hell is there left to top except himself? When he first started, he was willing to do anything to make it to the top. Now that he is there, the "opportunities of a lifetime" come to *him* instead. It takes a truly free man to look these "too good to be true options" right in the eye and say with a straight face......."No". That's how you know you have been taken seriously.
Imo, I think it was a good idea that Eminem isn't gonna persue any more movie roles and I always saw him as more of a rapper because he's very good at it. I also think that Eminem was great in 8 Mile (which is one of my favourite movies) and he's okay at acting, but I don't see him as a perfectionist actor like someone like Will Smith, Dawayne Johnson, etc.
Because he doesn´t want to, he had lots of offer throughout the years but it was never something he had any interest, he said it dozens of times in interviews.
It is a shame, seems he really got off on the wrong foot in the film industry. He has real talent as an actor, and I could actually see him doing a good job in those roles you mentioned. It would be nice if he got a small part role in some movies where he doesn't have to be the main center of attention and could instead show up and have fun, so he then might find some joy in it. Either way though, I love his music so if he just focusses on that instead, that is fine with me, hope he continues to have fun and succeed with it.
I think he could star in another film if he wanted to. 8 Mile must've been too taxing on him because he was not just starring but also constantly working on the soundtrack, pulling the double duty on the roles he was contributing to the film. If he only had to concentrate on one aspect, it might not destroy him as much. But again, it would still go back to whether he had the ambition as now that he's older, he's already established his identity and would he really need to prove anything else by returning to the silver screen?
Eminem was great in 8 Mile, but not every musician needs to be an actor just like not every actor needs to be a musician. There have been so many potentially great movies that were ruined by musicians who couldn't act. If certain individuals have the talent and want to have that crossover in their career, that's okay, but it shouldn't be implied as a no brainer. 50 Cent is a perfect example--no movie has ever been improved by his presence in it.
he made the right choice not to work as an actor after 8 mile. he started and finished at peak. although i would have loved to see him as welsey gibson in WANTED adaptation alongside halle barry's fox.
What would it take for Eminem to revitalize his movie star career? And with that in mind, what would be the biggest role he could play? (Honestly, in my mind, he would have been a prime Batman or Eddie Brock/Venom.)
Why would someone hit ‘like’ 0:37 seconds in on a video where you're critiquing the performance of someone else.. I think I'll watch the video and make my voti g decision independently - but thanks.
Any time a rap song wins at the Oscars…all two times, it kind of feels like the Academy is trying too hard to be “cool” and “hip with the kids,” when we all know they’re one of the stuffiest of all award shows. No wonder Em was deadass asleep when he won (this is an exaggeration btw)
So, he went through a bad experience with addiction, chose not to repeat it, and chose to focus on the thing that he can lose himself in a healthy way, that is his music.
Mr. Marshall seems to me as a very reasonable human being that learn and make good choises.
What if Eminem produced as well as acted, at the very least so that he could control the scheduling in a way that won't have him simultaneously acting and composing?
@@Wired4Life2 I believe that Hollywood would not allow it. This would increase costs without much certainty of return. Maybe he would only get more and more frustrated. Anyway, it's a big "what if".
@@Wired4Life2 And what studio would be willing to pay for the added time? Most people don't work 12 hour days but for simplicity sake lets say that he would only be willing to work for 12 hours a day. That means for every 4 days of shooting you need to add an entire day of production on top of the budget. If you are doing a movie that takes about 2-3 months to shoot. That will quickly add up. I'm sure the crew workers would love it because it would mean shorter days for them with longer guaranteed work and pay. But the studios do not want to pay that extra money.
Why do you think the reports about the Rock being notoriously late to show up on set started to pop up? The studios didn't like it but were willing to put up with him as long as he was making them a nice profit. But the time of his star power where he could star in any movie with a flimsy premises. That would have had no hope of making a profit if it wasn't for him starring in said movies, is over. I am not saying that people don't want to see The Rocky any more and that he doesn't hold any value. He's not in any current danger of becoming Steven Seagal, but the man is getting older, there will come a time where he has to switch up his approach.
People in this comment section don't understand the difference between STARING and CAMEOS in movies, Em has made Cameos in BMF, The Interview, Entourage, and a few more AS CAMEOS. HE'S ONLY STARRED IN 8 MILE.
Fun fact about Entourage, both Eminem and Christina appeared on that episode on Entourage
And The Wash - that one was funny!
Rest in Peace, Brittany Murphy, we lost her far too early. If she were still with us today, she could have accomplished so much more. It's a pity that we'll never know. 💔
Forreal, she was a part of so many underrated movies. Just Married fs comes to mind
Someone said if she was still alive, she would have made a great Harley Quinn along with Heath Ledger’s Joker, another 90s-2000s star who lost too soon.
@@Dankneefantum For me, its the movie Little Black Book. The movie is mid, but there's a scene where she sings...and she has the most beautiful voice. I had no idea until I saw that movie that she could even sing! RIP Brittany, she was such a talent.
I still miss her. She was adorable and naturally talented. May she rest in peace.
accomplished a syringe in the vein. stfu bro
you didn't touch at all on his vow to require films to be shot and produced in michigan in order to have him as a lead, because he wants the money to go into the community
Love the subtle "Failed" with MGK 👌 🤣
An 8 minute video is not necessary to explain why someone who never wanted an acting career will never again star in a movie.
But it's about 8mile, so it's kinda fitting
video did a pretty good job idk what you mean, not every youtube essay needs to be 2 hours
Why are you here. Who the hell are you. You're not needed
A full sentence comment isn't necessary to show that you're a c*nt.
@2consciences his point wasn't that it needed to be longer. His point was an 8 minute video could be summed up in one sentence.
Eminem ultimately stopped being in films because he said and did exactly what he wanted to do and say. I grew up watching 8Mile everyday for a little over a year. I love Em. He's just too real and he didn't want to switch from rap to movies. His life is totally engulfed in Rap without any other deterrents.
Eminem's the man! Also, I think he was going to star in a movie called elysium. The reason why he lost the part was because he wanted to film it in Detroit. And then the part went to Matt Damon!
I'm a metal head, I don't particularly like rap and hip hop, and english it's not my first language, but I rewatch all the rap scenes from this movie at least a couple of times a year. They're really powerful and move me deeply. Also, the lyrics are freaking funny XD
Man, even if he doesn't make another movie I'm glad we have 8 mile...
another reason why he rejected most of the offers that came after 8 mile was because he was simply refusing to live anywhere outside of detroit. i remember reading that that's why mad max didn't even develop into an offer, because it was shot in australia. the guy just doesn't like being apart from his family
I’m pretty sure it was actually shot in Namibia because of the fact it’s easier to get filming rights there
@@HG-wl2fm i found the interview, it was changed to namibia later "Miller said that he reached out to Eminem but “that’s as far as it went because we were going to shoot in Australia at that point, and he simply didn’t want to leave home”
Eminem was offered Matt Damon's role in Elysium, the only reason he turned it down is they were not willing to film it in Detroit. That is also a likely reason for the other films as well.
I was shocked that the video did not cover this.
As a former eminem fan and someone who has seen 8 miles nearly 15 times (yes i had a problem), it still to this day gives me chills watching this film. It holds up exceptionally well. Em's performance just hits. Its authentic and you fully invest in his character. You forget its even eminem. I'm actually glad he stuck to his music career. The one role he played, he played it exceptionally well and it was made for him. He will be remembered for it. I respect him for that
I don’t think he cares
he gives a fuck even his pinky swears
He also had a cameo in The Interview
And funny people
His cameo in the Interview was so funny! Must have taken so many takes to keep a straight face
Hector and his rectum.
A breadcrumb trail of gayness 😂
Yeah this video literally references that
Lose yourself is about taking that one chance, but he didn't attended the Oscars ceremony because he didn't believe he would win.
Eminem is the goat he stared in his own movie did a small role in funny people and called it quits cuz what more was there to do at that point. Nuff said 💯
He was also in the hood classic “The Wash” with snoop dogg. He played a disgruntled former employee hell bent on destroying the wash and its owner😂
I totally agree with your take. I also believe that Eminem wanted respect in hip hop, so badly, that he felt that if he even partially deviated and took on more acting roles, he’d be viewed as a sellout and a cliché.
He wanted his legacy, in hip hop, but most of all, he wanted it undeniable, he’s commitment and passion and dedication. He didn’t even venture into other music genres. Many people want to discredit and disregard Eminem, in spite of all that he’s done, so he constantly wants it clear that those who want to discredit him, they themselves will be discredited before he caters to them.
He doesn’t have to do anything he doesn’t want to do these days
I appreciate you and thank you for making content.
The craziest part is Anthony Mackie an unknown in the film.
His real name is Clarence
@@TxWIllAnd Clarence's parents have a real good marriage
Growing up as more of a Rock/Indie kid, although I’ll happily listen to most music, Eminem kinda got me to enjoy a lot of Rap and the world of Rap.
He got his own movie that's enough
Sounds like acting just wasn’t for him.
What?! JJ commenting Eminem related video in 2024.
JJ you’ve taught me some strange and interesting things
8 Mile is basically the hip hop version of Purple Rain.
RIP Brittany Murphy
RIP De'Angelo Wilson
RIP Curtis Hanson
RIP Nashawn Breedlove
RIP PROOF
I really love your channel. It's got me seeing movies in a more intellectual way then I did before. And thanks for the backstory on videos like Eminem. Big ups!!!🎉🎉🎉 Will be making suggestions for future videos. Hope you'll consider them.
There should be an 8 Mile 2. I don't care how long that would took to maintain Em's health, he needs to be on screen again.
He's making a cameo in The Interview as well
I think 8 Mile is one of his top 3 best projects
The man has a passion for music and it really shows. I'm proud of him to stick to what his calling is in even if he's got great other talents.
For a movie about a rapper there isn't enough rapping
Eminem is the goat ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🐐
Actually i believe he admitted that the reason he didn't want to act more is because when he did 8 mile, he was at the height of his music career and he was in the studio all day doing recording and filming all night, the schedule was too much for him, he was getting next to no sleep and he couldn't maintain it. The quality of one's work would be effected by those conditions long term.
He decided to put acting to one side, 8 Mile proved he CAN act and has the talent for it.
He did a fantastic job in the movie. I would love to see him act again, but I'm still happy just listening to his music of course.
This is also technically not his only starring role. He also had the animated show The Slim Shady Show which aired back in 2000.
"Urban Scary Glare" is a wild quote to me.
I don't like rap in general, but the soundtrack of 8 mile is powerful. Even if I don't enjoy that genere of music I can appreciate a musician pouring everything in to his craft. Good that he keeps at what makes him happy.
Thats sad bc acting is exactly what older rappers excel at in their twilight years. Especially when eminem refuses to make mature rap. He is up there at 60 doing elementary school humour
The production of 8 Mile was too much for him and attributed to his addiction that almost killed him.
That's why he'll still act, but just as a cameo or something with little to no pressure
contrary to common opinion, just because you're good at something, doesn't mean you need to keep doing it
Whats going on with the nerdstalgic movie
I never knew we could've had an Eminem batman. Surprised he didn't wanna love that need fantasy. I'd love to see that version of batman
In Hollywood, being "considered" for a part is different from being "offered" a part. I believe there were talks about Eminem playing Batman but Christian Bale was offered the role. I love Em but let's not rewrite history
Make one hit as a movie then dip out to focus on his real passion. I know how hard it is to have a hand in various things. It is exhausting.
So... "He missed his chance to blow"
He did too much blow
Been appreciating dis man since I watched Dredd, great fucking movie.
He was supposed to star as the main protagonist in Elysium but passed on the offer and it was still great with Matt Damon in it.
still hoping he'll be the live action Ener :D
I would love to see him in movies. If he wishes productions to be made in Detroit he should startup his own production company. He could make Awesome gritty films in Detroit with 50, dre, snoop, anyone he wants.
I had no idea he was considered to play Batman! He was approached to do Elysium and said he only do it if they changed the location of the movie to Detroit (they didn’t)
Em has a passion for boxing too. He would have done an amazing job on Southpaw.
Marshall didn't want to be in that kind of environment ever again, pretty much sums up why he haven't been in another movie.
I mean 50 cent said he wanted to make an 8-Mile show and was trying to get Em on board, but no clue if it's ACTUALLY going to be made as it's Ems story
I was gonna leave a real flame in saucy comment but instead I'll just leave this I wish you the best.
I think it's better to watch the spoof in scary movie 3 than this.
But I'd like to see him direct or write a movie
Hallelujah!!! I’m favored and blessed with $60,000 every week! Now I can afford anything and also support the work of God and the church.
Oh really? Tell me more!
This is what Ana Graciela Blackwelder does, she has changed my life.
After raising up to 60k trading with her, I bought a new house and car here in the US and also paid for my son’s (Oscar) surgery. Glory to God.shalom.
I know Ana Graciela Blackwelder, and I have also had success...
Absolutely! I have heard stories of people who started with little or no knowledge but managed to emerge victorious thanks to Ana Graciela Blackwelder.
"Audiences, meanwhile, were enamored *_OF_* 8 Mile."
I love 8 Mile
Is it too much to comprehend that he did the movie because nobody thought he could? Sometimes, a man has to go through utter hell just to prove to the world he is more, to be taken seriously. I believe he did 8 mile to show the world that he is much more than his Slim Shady persona. When Eminem came to the world, he was a punchline. But the movie proved that Marshal Mathers is a real person who has climbed from the ghetto kicking, screaming, and punching back if needed. To be taken seriously in a craft that so called "experts" have written you out of is the truest form of becoming "King Shit of this particular turd hill".
Now that he has done it, and proved everybody wrong, who the hell is there left to top except himself? When he first started, he was willing to do anything to make it to the top. Now that he is there, the "opportunities of a lifetime" come to *him* instead. It takes a truly free man to look these "too good to be true options" right in the eye and say with a straight face......."No".
That's how you know you have been taken seriously.
Imo, I think it was a good idea that Eminem isn't gonna persue any more movie roles and I always saw him as more of a rapper because he's very good at it. I also think that Eminem was great in 8 Mile (which is one of my favourite movies) and he's okay at acting, but I don't see him as a perfectionist actor like someone like Will Smith, Dawayne Johnson, etc.
All I gotta say is Eminem can do whatever he thinks is worth his time.
Wasn't he supposed to be in Jumper before Darth Vadar got the role?
Eminem dissed Falcon, so hard, he became a comic Marvel comic character.
I think it‘ll only make 8 Mile even more special if he decides to never do another film. Sometimes one performance is just enough.
Because he doesn´t want to, he had lots of offer throughout the years but it was never something he had any interest, he said it dozens of times in interviews.
Eminem IS currently filming a documentary about his life, If that counts. It's called "STAN"
Please do a video on why the Cleveland Show failed
Its too bad... Em was great in 8 Mile and evert cameo role he every had.
It is a shame, seems he really got off on the wrong foot in the film industry. He has real talent as an actor, and I could actually see him doing a good job in those roles you mentioned. It would be nice if he got a small part role in some movies where he doesn't have to be the main center of attention and could instead show up and have fun, so he then might find some joy in it. Either way though, I love his music so if he just focusses on that instead, that is fine with me, hope he continues to have fun and succeed with it.
Dude will star in another movie just because you made this.
Eminem would’ve had a great acting career if he continued
“Justifiable critiques” okay 🙄
Can’t forget his role in “The Wash” 😂
After 8 mile he made a cameo in an Adam Sandler movie an he was in another movie with Dre an snoop
It's because of that weird white hoodie he wore once, he got canceled for it
Fantastic movie
Nice end line 😂
If eminem were to do somethin, a voice roll in a videogame, like a mr moneybags played by dylon-dylon-dylon
I think he could star in another film if he wanted to. 8 Mile must've been too taxing on him because he was not just starring but also constantly working on the soundtrack, pulling the double duty on the roles he was contributing to the film. If he only had to concentrate on one aspect, it might not destroy him as much. But again, it would still go back to whether he had the ambition as now that he's older, he's already established his identity and would he really need to prove anything else by returning to the silver screen?
Was this video just an excuse to talk about Eminem...?
If so...THANK YOU!!!!
I LOVE THE RAP GOD!!!!!!
Could have easily been a 2min video guy
G.O.A.T.
Eminem was great in 8 Mile, but not every musician needs to be an actor just like not every actor needs to be a musician. There have been so many potentially great movies that were ruined by musicians who couldn't act. If certain individuals have the talent and want to have that crossover in their career, that's okay, but it shouldn't be implied as a no brainer. 50 Cent is a perfect example--no movie has ever been improved by his presence in it.
It had a young Anthony Mackie
he made the right choice not to work as an actor after 8 mile. he started and finished at peak. although i would have loved to see him as welsey gibson in WANTED adaptation alongside halle barry's fox.
What would it take for Eminem to revitalize his movie star career? And with that in mind, what would be the biggest role he could play? (Honestly, in my mind, he would have been a prime Batman or Eddie Brock/Venom.)
I think it's best for him to be a rapper than to have him be a movie star.
Say Goodbye to Hollywood.
TIL that 8 mile and green mile are two different movies
0:44 So he was once Based and in the Right side of history ... 🤔🤔
Not rap artist…you mean Rap God
Idk if we needed a whole video just to say a guy who didnt want to be an actor, isnt going to be an actor
7:05 what movie is this?
Why would someone hit ‘like’ 0:37 seconds in on a video where you're critiquing the performance of someone else..
I think I'll watch the video and make my voti g decision independently - but thanks.
lol😂, Gully Boy --> Divine to Humunankund 😮
what about the One Piece live action?
So essentially he doesnt want to? Riveting.
Given how bad the MCU is getting can see them picking him for Iceman or something
Any time a rap song wins at the Oscars…all two times, it kind of feels like the Academy is trying too hard to be “cool” and “hip with the kids,” when we all know they’re one of the stuffiest of all award shows. No wonder Em was deadass asleep when he won (this is an exaggeration btw)