50 Cent Reveals How He Got Eminem to Do ‘Bmf’ Series After ‘Terrible Experience’ on ‘8 Mile’ (Video)
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is launching his new Starz series “Bmf” (formerly known as “Black Mafia Family”) later this month, a project that marks his Bff Eminem’s first on-screen role of significance since 2002’s “8 Mile.”
So how did 50 convince Marshall Mathers to appear on the Starz series in the part of White Boy Rick, a casting first reported by TheWrap, when Em is clearly more into music than acting at this point?
“What did you say? Because he does almost nothing,” Jimmy Kimmel asked 50 Cent on Thursday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show.
“I actually directed the episode that he’s in. I called him. I put pressure on him, Jimmy,” 50 said in his most intimidating voice.
“Because he did ‘8 Mile’ and it was a huge hit and he was great in it, and then he was like, ‘Ok, that’s it, I’m done,'” the ABC late-night show added.
So how did 50 convince Marshall Mathers to appear on the Starz series in the part of White Boy Rick, a casting first reported by TheWrap, when Em is clearly more into music than acting at this point?
“What did you say? Because he does almost nothing,” Jimmy Kimmel asked 50 Cent on Thursday’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” show.
“I actually directed the episode that he’s in. I called him. I put pressure on him, Jimmy,” 50 said in his most intimidating voice.
“Because he did ‘8 Mile’ and it was a huge hit and he was great in it, and then he was like, ‘Ok, that’s it, I’m done,'” the ABC late-night show added.
- 9/17/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
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