Coinciding with his performance at the 2020 Oscars on Sunday, rapper Eminem has given an interview this week to Variety in which he has clarified a misunderstanding that lasted 17 years. Eminem didn't go to the 2003 Oscars because he thought he wasn't going to win the award. And not only that: Eminem also talked about his possible future in the world of cinema.
Does Eminem have movies coming up?
Most of the media has focused on Eminem's explanations for not attending the 2002 Oscars. Basically Eminem had better things to do, like take care of his daughter. Furthermore, he makes it clear that It never crossed his mind that he was going to win it and that, in addition, his "young self" gave him the feeling that a show like that would not understand him (he has said it with those words: "they would not understand me".
«When I found out that I had won it I felt that it was crazy. For me that shows that the show and the prize are real; when you don't show up and still win it"
Eminem on the Oscars.
Leaving aside the more than questionable authenticity of the Oscars, at Postposmo we want to emphasize a question (and answer) that is much more interesting and focused not on the past but on the future.
VARIETY: A lot of people wonder if you have another movie in mind. Are you interested in doing more acting?
EMINEM: Um… I'm not going to say no, because if I get the right script and it's something that fits with my schedule I might dare to jump in again.
VARIETY: Did you enjoy shooting 8 Miles?
EMINEM: Yes and no (laughs). There were a lot of things that weren't… there was a lot of work, and being my first film, I really didn't expect that. And it's tough when you have to be on someone else's schedule, considering the way I work. But yeah, I'm definitely glad I did, and there were moments that were a lot of fun, it's just that it was just, overall, too much.
Eminem's boxing movie
We all know the wonderful 8 Miles and there is little left to say about the film that has not already been said. After the monumental success of the public and (surprisingly) also of critics, many media took for granted that the marriage between Eminem and the cinema had come to stay. In fact, this future was even materialized in a movie that, while Eminem never starred in, came close. To point.
originally titled Southpaw (Redemption in Spain), this 2015 premiere starring Jake Gyllenhaal was originally written for Eminem. Although it tells the story of a boxer, it is all made up of parallels between the life of his protagonist and Marshall Mathers' past before he became famous. The one from Detroit participates in two songs of its soundtrack (phenomenal, whose video with John Malkovich is a short film, and kings never die alongside Gwen Stefani).
Dreamworks bought the script in 2010 with Eminem in mind (remember that 8 Miles premiered in 2002). By the time the production company wanted to get the project off the ground, Dreamworks found that Eminem had changed his mind: was immersed in the promotion of Recovery the second album he released after his longest period of rest (and in which he almost died of an overdose).
Eminem's week in Hollywood
At 47 years of age and with a career spanning more than 20 years, Eminem proved last week to be fitter than ever. Days after starring in a very strange public appearance (in which Em honored 50 Cent on the Hollywood Walk of Fame), Slim Shady gave the bell in the gala of the Oscar 2020. His performance was the only one not listed. It was an appearance that nobody counted on and that has left a very long and resounding echo. By far the most talked about issue, of extra-cinematic issues, of course. Let no one touch the throne Parasites.
Eminem's visit to the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles left endearing moments such as his reunion with his friend Elton John. Also, that of a strange hug and conversation between Eminem and Salma Hayek. In others. As much as Billie Eilish put on weird faces (normally, at the time of Eminem's first stardom she wasn't even born), sometimes these events need to happen; that the kings return from their retreats to put order and remind the rest of mortals how things work here. To remind them that kings never die.
Will Eminem dare to do the same, this time in the world of cinema?