Eminem's latest movie has been cancelled by Dreamworks, allegedly because of stiff competition from other fighter films to be released.
Scheduled to start shooting next year, the 38-year-old ‘Without Me’ rapper was due to star in the film about a boxer who must overcome misfortune to get back to the top.
The synopsis describes Eminem’s role as a "fast-rising welterweight boxer who brawls his way to the title, only to see his world crash down around him due to a tragedy."
Although the studio hasn’t released an official statement, speculation is that due to the large number of fighter movies due out next year this project was axed.
On the upside, the project has been handed back to Slim Shady and the film’s director, 'Training Day's' Antoine Fuqua, who can now pitch it to rival studios in the hope of getting it made before it loses momentum.
It was 10 years ago that Eminem’s performance in film ‘8 Mile’ won critical acclaim and won him an Oscar for the film’s theme song ‘Lose Yourself.’

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