|
This weekend, millions of moviegoers will pay to see a science-fiction flick about teleportation, destiny and unlimited opportunity. Few, however, will realize how close they came to seeing what could have been a very different film had Eminem not jumped out of "Jumper", relates MTV.com
"We did have a meeting," writer/director Doug Liman confirmed this week, confessing that surly hip-hop superstar Marshall Mathers was once in talks for the starring role. "We did have conversations with Eminem."
It was early 2006, just a few months after "The Bourne Identity" director Liman had been hired to adapt Steven Gould's sci-fi novel of the same name. Despite huge obstacles, Eminem had made a smash debut with 2002's "8 Mile" and was fielding offers to take on his first non-autobiographical role. The "Jumper" script caught his eye, and he and Liman began discussing plans to bring the real  Slim Shady back to the big screen.
"The thing is that you're like, 'Oh my God, what would that movie have been like?' " the director said. "But you've got to understand that Nicole Kidman was originally cast as the lead in 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith,' and Brad Pitt was originally the lead in 'Bourne Identity.' " |
English |
Romanian |
Russian
Economy
Politics
Society
Sport
IT
WEB directory
Music
Auto
Newsletter
My.Moldova.org
Weather
Horoscope
Exchange Rate
Recipes
Documents
Instrumental
Rap
Disco
Soul
Latin
Pop
Heavy Metal
Vocal
Dance
Country
Rock
Indie
Celtic
Metal
Trance
House
Synthpop
Electronic
Hip-Hop
R&B
Folk
Grunge
Punk Rock