Eminem may be about to star in his next movie after "8 Mile." This is according to his former bodyguard Byron "Big Naz" Williams, who recently had an interview with "Murder Master Music Show."
"It's the sequel to 'Straight Outta Compton' the way it's written," Big Naz said. "Dre leaves Death Row and signs Eminem."
Released on Aug. 14, 2015, "Straight Outta Compton" was a biographical drama film about the rise and fall of the Compton, California hip hop music group N.W.A. Directed by "Fast 8" director F. Gary Gray, the film starred Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre, Jason Mitchell as Eazy-E, O'Shea Jackson, Jr. as Ice Cube and Paul Giamatti as N.W.A's manager Jerry Heller.
According to Big Naz, Eminem's upcoming movie will be based on the book "Shady Bizzness: Life as Marshall Mathers' Body guard in an Industry of Paper Gangsters." The former bodyguard wrote the book, which was released on Aug. 31, 2000.
Big Naz claimed that two-time Academy Award winner Ron Howard and one-time Academy Award nominee Danny DeVito are involved in the upcoming Eminem movie. The former bodyguard said he is waiting for the ink to be signed and it is the closest that he has ever been as he has not been in good terms with Eminem even before he wrote the "Shady Bizzness" book.
According to Big Naz, he has had DeVito reach out to him and Howard. He further claimed that "8 Mile" was supposed to be about "Shady Bizzness."
Currently, DeVito is filming "Animal Crackers," in which he voices Chesterfield. As a supporter of Jeremy Corbyn, the actor recently told The Guardian that the British politician and Bernie Sanders "are the only shining lights we have right now."
Among Eminem's "8 Mile" co-stars was Taryn Manning. The actress, now known for playing Pennsatucky in the Netflix series "Orange is the New Black," recently signed with the boutique agency East 2 West Collective, which was formerly known as Much & House PR, according to Hollywood Reporter.
Watch the official music video of "Lose Yourself" from the "8 Mile" soundtrack here: