Eminem Pays Tribute to '8 Mile' Director Curtis Hanson, Dead at 71
Eminem is sharing his thoughts on Curtis Hanson, the director of 8 Mile, who died on Tuesday at the age of 71. In a statement to Billboard, the rapper said: "Curtis Hanson believed in me and our crazy idea to make a rap battle movie set in Detroit. He basically made me into an actor for 8 Mile. I'm lucky I got to know him."
8 Mile, released in 2002, was Eminem's first Hollywood role that scored him an Academy Award for Best Original Song for "Lose Yourself." Prior to this movie, Hanson was known for directing and penning the 1997 noir crime film L.A. Confidential starring Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce and Kim Basinger. He went on to win the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film.
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