50 Cent Says He's Working On '8 Mile' TV Show With Eminem

In recent years, rapper and iconic star Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson has developed a thriving second career as a television producer, being responsible for nearly half of the Starz network's programming with the franchise " Power" and "BMF". Now, the rapper is apparently teaming up with his "Crack a Bottle" collaborator, Eminem, to bring "8 Mile" to the small screen.

50 Cent opened up about his apparent plans to adapt Eminem's 2002 film for television during an interview with radio host Big Boy for his YouTube channel (via ). According to 50 Cent, he and Eminem are working on developing the series for television and that he wants to tell the story in order to expose younger generations to Eminem's legacy. The two rappers have been friends since the early 2000s and have teamed up dozens of times starting with two songs from 50 Cent's 2003 album "Get Rich or Die Tryin'

"I wanna bring, I'm gonna bring, 8 Mile on TV," the rapper said. ""It's going to be big. I'm working. I have no failures. I beat 100. I think that should be there for his legacy because it's important to me that they understand that. "

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Released in 2002, "8 Mile" is a slightly fictionalized account of Eminem's life story as an aspiring rapper, with the rapper himself playing lead character Jimmy Smith Jr. or "B -Rabbit". The film follows Jimmy, a blue-collar auto factory worker, who tries to earn the respect of Detroit's rap community. Directed by "Confidential" Oscar winner "L.A. Curtis Hanson, from a screenplay by Scott Silver, who recently wrote the screenplay for "Joker," "8 Mile" also stars Kim Basinger, Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy, Michael Shannon and Anthony Mackie.

“8 Mile” was a critical and commercial success upon its first theatrical release, grossing $242.9 million worldwide on a budget of $51.3 million. Eminem, along with songwriters Luis Resto and Jeff Bass, won the Best Original Song Oscar for "Lose Yourself." Although he was not present at the Academy Awards that year to perform the song or accept the award, he would make a (somewhat inexplicable) appearance at the 2020 ceremony to perform it 17 years later. . 50 Cent appeared on three songs on the film's soundtrack, which sold 3.4 million copies and launched "Lose Yourself" as No. 1 on Billboard for 12 weeks.

Watch the full interview with 50 Cent below.

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