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Anthony Dwane Mackie (born September 23, 1978) [1] [2] [3] is an American actor. Mackie made his film debut starring in the music drama film 8 Mile (2002). He was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for his performance in the LGBTQ drama Brother to Brother (2004), and in the same year, appeared in psychological thriller The Manchurian Candidate, the Spike Lee TV ...
8 Mile is a 2002 American drama film co-produced and directed by Curtis Hanson from a script written by Scott Silver. It stars Eminem in his film debut, alongside Mekhi Phifer , Brittany Murphy , Michael Shannon , Kim Basinger and Anthony Mackie , the latter also in his film debut .
In 2002, Hanson directed 8 Mile a semi-biographical hip hop drama film about and starring rapper Eminem. [65] [additional citation(s) needed] According to Paul Rosenberg (Eminem's manager) both Quentin Tarantino and Danny Boyle were considered to direct, while Boyle came close, Eminem felt he had a better connection with Hanson. [66]
Nashawn Breedlove, the actor who took on the role of Lotto in the 2002 movie 8 Mile, facing off against Eminem's character Jimmy, or B-Rabbit, in a rap battle, has passed away. He was 46. He was 46.
Scott Silver (born November 30, 1964) is an American screenwriter [1] and film director. [2]Silver is best known for such films as Johns, [3] The Mod Squad, [2] 8 Mile, The Fighter, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, [4] and Joker, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, alongside Todd Phillips.
In 8 Mile, the film loosely based on Eminem’s own life, Breedlove’s character Lotto takes on the rapper’s character, named Jimmy, in a rap battle. Lotto is a member of the rap group The Free ...
Jones got the part of Cheddar Bob in Eminem’s movie 8 Mile. Jones was later seen on an episode of Joan of Arcadia, as well as in the TV movie The Book of Ruth. In 2004, he worked on the films Mr. 3000, starring Bernie Mac, and on The Last Shot starring Alec Baldwin, Matthew Broderick, Tony Shalhoub and Calista Flockhart. [3]
8 Mile, a 2002 American film starring rapper Eminem, named after the street in Detroit, Michigan; 8 Mile: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, rap soundtrack album to the film of the same name, featuring Eminem and others "8 Mile", a rap song from the eponymous soundtrack, see 8 Mile