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\u201cYou\u2019re an a\u2014\u2014, Eminem!\u201d he joked. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018I\u2019m gonna fight this mother f\u2014\u2014\u2014!\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018Yes my parents are still married!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
8 Mile<\/em> marked both Mackie and Eminem\u2019s feature film debuts. The Marvel star previously opened up about shooting the movie during a 2021 episode of The Rich Eisen Show<\/em><\/a>, claiming that Eminem originally promised his raps would only include \u201ccharacter stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>Aaron J. Thornton\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cThere was this one day, we were sitting on the set and Eminem comes over and he\u2019s like \u2018What\u2019s up man, I was reading a script and there is no reason for me not to like you, you are cool dude, I like you,\u2019\u201d Mackie recalled. \u201cAnd then I said, \u2018I like you too,\u2019 and then he was like, \u2018Cool, so you don\u2019t mind if I add some stuff in the script about you?\u2019 I was like, \u2018About me or the character?\u2019 He\u2019s like \u2018No, no just some character stuff\u2019. I\u2019m like, \u2018Yeah no problem.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The actor claimed, \u201cSo before the entire 8 Mile<\/em> final battle, he googles me and learns about me and all that stuff he basically makes fun of me as Papa Doc.\u201d. And then I\u2019m like, \u2018That\u2019s a little personal Mr. Marshall. \u2026 I grew up in a nice house, my parents were nice to me, why are you making fun of me?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tEminem has become a household name in the music world. Born Marshall Mathers, the rapper may be known by multiple monikers in the music industry \u2014 he goes by Slim Shady as well \u2014 but he\u2019ll always be Eminem. The musician got his start as a member of various hip-hop groups, including D12, before taking [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Eight years after his portrayal of Papa Doc, Mackie took on the role of Tupac Shakur<\/strong> in 2009\u2019s Notorious<\/em>. The Captain America<\/em> star has credited his time in Juilliard\u2019s drama division \u2014 from which he graduated in 2001 \u2014 for his rapping skills and versatility as an actor.<\/p>\n\u201cThe idea of approaching a rapper from the perspective of an actor, you\u2019re really just speaking in poems. I always said, one of the greatest rappers [who] ever lived was Shakespeare,\u201d Mackie said during a 2021 episode of Hot Ones<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIf I didn\u2019t have my training, I wouldn\u2019t be able to play Tupac, Martin Luther King, Papa Doc, Falcon. The training is just something that gives you an extra layer to stand on.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\u201cThere was this one day, we were sitting on the set and Eminem comes over and he\u2019s like \u2018What\u2019s up man, I was reading a script and there is no reason for me not to like you, you are cool dude, I like you,\u2019\u201d Mackie recalled. \u201cAnd then I said, \u2018I like you too,\u2019 and then he was like, \u2018Cool, so you don\u2019t mind if I add some stuff in the script about you?\u2019 I was like, \u2018About me or the character?\u2019 He\u2019s like \u2018No, no just some character stuff\u2019. I\u2019m like, \u2018Yeah no problem.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
The actor claimed, \u201cSo before the entire 8 Mile<\/em> final battle, he googles me and learns about me and all that stuff he basically makes fun of me as Papa Doc.\u201d. And then I\u2019m like, \u2018That\u2019s a little personal Mr. Marshall. \u2026 I grew up in a nice house, my parents were nice to me, why are you making fun of me?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Us Weekly has reached out to Eminem for comment.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tEminem has become a household name in the music world. Born Marshall Mathers, the rapper may be known by multiple monikers in the music industry \u2014 he goes by Slim Shady as well \u2014 but he\u2019ll always be Eminem. The musician got his start as a member of various hip-hop groups, including D12, before taking [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Eight years after his portrayal of Papa Doc, Mackie took on the role of Tupac Shakur<\/strong> in 2009\u2019s Notorious<\/em>. The Captain America<\/em> star has credited his time in Juilliard\u2019s drama division \u2014 from which he graduated in 2001 \u2014 for his rapping skills and versatility as an actor.<\/p>\n \u201cThe idea of approaching a rapper from the perspective of an actor, you\u2019re really just speaking in poems. I always said, one of the greatest rappers [who] ever lived was Shakespeare,\u201d Mackie said during a 2021 episode of Hot Ones<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIf I didn\u2019t have my training, I wouldn\u2019t be able to play Tupac, Martin Luther King, Papa Doc, Falcon. The training is just something that gives you an extra layer to stand on.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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