Anthony Maki It is not lost while filming the final 8 miles rap battle against Eminem “But he remembered that things were very personal.
“We’re doing the movie and, you know, Eminem is just such a brilliant dude,” 46 maki recalled, on Tuesday, March 11, episode of “Rotation“Podcass. “We are on the set and he is like,” Yo, it doesn’t make sense that we’re ready. ” And I was like, “Right?” And he’s like, “I need something for you.”
Maki depicts Dad Doc in the 2002 drama, the leader of the Rap Group of the Free World, who eventually loses to Eminem’s B-Rabbit in Epic Last Rap. During B-Rabbit’s poems, he claims that Papa Doc’s real name is Clarence, he went to a private school and that his parents were still married. According to Maki, some of the shots were personally toward him and had no “nothing” with his character.
“So we’re talking about, like two hours, freezing. I’m going to the casino. The next day we shoot the battle scene, so I stand there, “You talk about me. You don’t talk about Clarence! “Maki recalled, adding that disappointed expressions on his character’s face were his natural reaction to Eminem’s texts.
“You are A – -, Eminem!” He jokes. “I’m like,” I’ll fight this mother f – -! “I’m like,” Yes, my parents are still married! “
8 miles He also marks the debuts of Maki and Eminem’s feature film. The Marvel star had previously been opened to shoot the movie during an episode of 2021 Eisen’s rich showIn ordering that Eminem initially promises his rapes, he would only include “character things”.

“There was this one day, we were sitting on the set and Eminem is approaching and he is like ‘what a man is, I read a script and there is no reason not to like you, you are a cool dude, I like you,” Maki recalled. “And then I said,” I like you too, “and then he was like,” Cool, so you don’t mind if he adds some things to the script for you? “I was like,” For me or the hero? ” It is like “no, not just some of the character.” I am like “Yes, no problem.”
The actor claims: “So before the whole 8 miles Last battle, he loses me and learns about me and all those things that he mainly makes fun of me as Dad Doc. “. And then I am like, “This is a little personally Mr. Marshall. … I grew up in a nice house, my parents were nice to me, why are you making fun of me? “
Us Weekly turned to Eminem for comment.
Eight years after the depiction of dad dock, Maki took on the role of Tupak In 2009 NotoriousS Thehe Captain America Star has credited his time to the Drama Department of Juliard – from which he ends in 2001 – for his raping and flexibility skills as an actor.
“The idea of approaching a rapper from an actor’s perspective, you really just talk in poems. I have always said that one of the biggest rappers (who) has ever lived is Shakespeare, “Maki said during an episode of 2021. HotS “If I hadn’t trained, I wouldn’t be able to play Tupak, Martin Luther King, Dad Doc, Falcon. Training is just something that gives you an extra layer to stand on. “