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[h3]Eminem Was Almost A Jumper[/h3]
by JOKESTA
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2008
Detroit rapper Eminem has been out of the public eye for some time now, but with the opening of 20th Century Fox's Jumperthis week, fans of the "Real Slim Shady" hitmaker could've gotten the chance to see him return to the big screen as the lead role.
According to MTV, Em had the role within hisgrasps until "The Bourne Identity" director Doug Liman chose to go with Star War's Hayden Christensen.
"We did have conversations with Eminem," Liman tells MTV.
"If I've proven anything to myself, it's that I can tailor a role to an actor. ... [I could] develop the role with [someone like Eminem] and make it extremely specific to them," he said of his thoughts at thetime.
"So as long as the person has acting chops, I'm open to talking to almost anybody for almost any role."
Those thoughts quickly faded once Liman started to consider Christensen for the role.
"It was one of those things where the studio, with all things being equal, would rather put a bigger name in the movie [and wanted Eminem]. At somepoint, I just put my foot down and said, 'I love Hayden.' "
'Jumpers' opened nation wide on Thursday, February 14th. You can check out the trailer below.
by JOKESTA
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 15, 2008
Detroit rapper Eminem has been out of the public eye for some time now, but with the opening of 20th Century Fox's Jumperthis week, fans of the "Real Slim Shady" hitmaker could've gotten the chance to see him return to the big screen as the lead role.
According to MTV, Em had the role within hisgrasps until "The Bourne Identity" director Doug Liman chose to go with Star War's Hayden Christensen.
"We did have conversations with Eminem," Liman tells MTV.
"If I've proven anything to myself, it's that I can tailor a role to an actor. ... [I could] develop the role with [someone like Eminem] and make it extremely specific to them," he said of his thoughts at thetime.
"So as long as the person has acting chops, I'm open to talking to almost anybody for almost any role."
Those thoughts quickly faded once Liman started to consider Christensen for the role.
"It was one of those things where the studio, with all things being equal, would rather put a bigger name in the movie [and wanted Eminem]. At somepoint, I just put my foot down and said, 'I love Hayden.' "
'Jumpers' opened nation wide on Thursday, February 14th. You can check out the trailer below.