Anthony McKee Didn’t lose myself when shooting the finals 8 miles Rap battle slim Shady – But he does recall that things become very personal.
“We were doing movies and Eminem was amazing,” recalled Mackie, 46, on the episode of the “The Pivot” podcast Tuesday, March 11. “We were going to settle down one day and he was like, ‘yo, our diet doesn’t make sense.’ I was like, “Are you?” “He was like, “I need your stuff.” ””
Mackie portrayed Papa Doc, the leader of the Free World Rap band, in the 2002 drama, who ended up losing to Eminem’s b-rabbit in the epic final rap showdown. In B-Rabbit’s verse, he claims that Papa Doc’s real name is Clarence, he went to a private school, and his parents were still married. According to McGee, some shots are personal to him and have “no relation” to his character.
“So, we talked for two hours, and it was chilling. I went to the casino. The next day, we were filming the battlefield, which is why I stood there, like, “You’re talking about me.” You’re not talking about Clarence! ” McGee recalls that his character’s frustrated facial expression was his natural reaction to Eminem’s lyrics.
“You are a–Em!” he joked. “I thought, ‘I’m going to fight this mother f —-!’ I thought, ‘Yes, my parents are still married!'”
8 miles Marked the feature film debut of Mackie and Eminem. Marvel Stars previously opened up about filming in an episode of 2021 Rich Eisen performsclaiming that Eminem initially promised that rap would only include “the character’s stuff.”
“One day we were sitting on the scene and Eminem came over and he was like, “Who, I was reading the script, and there was no reason why I didn’t like you, you cool guy, I like you.” “And I said, ‘I like you too’ and then he thought, ‘It’s cool, so don’t you mind I’m adding something about you in the script?’ I was like, “About me or the character?” “He’s like, “No, not just some character stuff.” I thought, “Yes, no problem.” ””
The actor claimed: “So before the whole thing 8 miles The final battle, he searched me and learned about me and everything he basically made me tease as dad’s documentation. “And I thought, ‘That’s a person from Mr. Marshall. …I grew up in a beautiful house and my parents were nice to me, why are you making fun of me?’
Us Weekly has been approached by Eminem for comment.
Eight years after portraying Dad Doctor, McGee plays Tupac Shakur In 2009 notorious. this Captain America Star attributes his time in Juilliard’s drama department (he graduated in 2001) for his rap skills and versatility as an actor.
“From the actor’s perspective on the idea of a rapper, you’re really just talking in poetry. I always say, one of the greatest rappers [who] Shakespeare that once existed. “Mckey said in an episode of 2021 Hot. “If I hadn’t trained, I wouldn’t be able to participate in Tupac, Martin Luther King, Papa Doc, Falcon. Training is just something extra for you.”
