Mackie tipped his hat to his costar for being able to do it, however Chris Haston/WBTV via Getty; Kurt Krieger/Corbis via Getty 8 Mile might have been a fictionalized version of Eminem’s life ...

More than 20 years after 8 Mile hit theaters, one of Eminem's co-stars, who is now a Marvel superhero, is revealing how the ...

Anthony Mackie revealed on “The Pivot Podcast” Tuesday that his life story was used by Eminem as inspiration for their infamous rap battle at the end of “8 Mile.” “We’re on set one day ...

Anthony Mackie recently revealed that Eminem drew from his own life to craft the now-iconic rap battle diss in 8 Mile. Mackie portrayed Papa Doc in the 2002 film directed by Curtis Hanson.

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 ...

Mackie made his big screen debut in “8 Mile” as Papa Doc, the rap rival to Eminem’s B-Rabbit ... is regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop songs of all time. In 2024, former President ...

Discussing his film debut in 8 Mile, Mackie remembered star Eminem as "such a brilliant ... and that was that — until the climactic filming of Mackie and Eminem's characters' rap battle the next day.