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Anthony Mackie, who played Papa Doc in '8 Mile,' remembers how Eminem used details from his real life to win the rap battle at the end of the movie.
Mackie went to the casino near where they were shooting in Detroit, and that was that — until the climactic filming of Mackie and Eminem's characters' rap battle the next day. Related ...
Anthony Mackie says Eminem actually dissed him while filming the iconic rap battle scene in 8 Mile. On Tuesday, March 11, The Pivot podcast released its interview with the star of Captain America ...
When B-Rabbit torched Papa Doc in 8 Mile’s iconic final rap battle, it was actually Eminem taking shots at Anthony Mackie. On the March 11 episode of Pivot Podcast, Mackie, 46, revealed that the ...
Anthony Mackie says that Eminem used elements of his real life in the climactic rap battle scene from 8 Mile. Speaking on The Pivot, Mackie reflected on working with Eminem for the classic hip ...
Actor Anthony Mackie, who played the role of Papa Doc, Eminem's rival and final opponent during the last rap battle in 8 Mile, revealed some unique details about the film. “We’re on set one ...
A Marvel star made his big screen debut in “8 Mile,” and he’ll never forget it. Anthony Mackie, who played battle rapper Papa Doc in the 2002 movie, revealed in a new interview that Eminem ...
Anthony Mackie didn’t lose himself while filming the final 8 Mile rap battle against Eminem — but he did he recall things getting very personal. “We're doing the movie and, you know ...
Eminem told him, “I need something on you.” The pair talked for “two hours” and Mackie shared more about his life. The next day, they were shooting the movie’s final rap battle ...