After more than 20 years since the release of the iconic hip-hop film8 Mile, 50 Cent is developing a TV series with help from the man who gave the film the reputation it still has today, Eminem.
Rapper 50 Cent confirmed that he and Slim Shady are developing an8 Mileseries that will be much like the originalUniversalfilm. However, it won’t be a shot-for-shot remake of the movie itself. Instead, it will be more of a modern version.
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In an interview withBigBoyTV, 50 Cent confirmed that the8 Mileshow is currently in development. In his own words, 50 Cent said, “we’re in motion.” 50 Cent almost made it sound like it won’t be another shameless follow-up on nostalgia. “It’s gonna be big… You know, I ain’t got no duds.” 50 Cent made it clear that the8 MileTV series will be more of a “modern version” like theBel-Airseries while making it clear that he wants to put more details into the show. “I wanna be able to show and offer a lot more details — things that you would say in an interview or different things that you’ve already used that you put out there and stuff like that,” he said. “You’ll see those things kind of surface in the temperament of the characters.”
50 Cent promising a more modernized version of the film through the upcoming TV show is an interesting wrinkle given that the original8 Milewas also semi-autobiographical inhow Eminem rose to prominencein the hip-hop industry. The film delved into the tough upbringing he had growing up and the obstacles he had to face to get to where he was. His rising above the struggles he had to face to get there played a part in how appealing the film still is even to this day and why fans are beyond stoked to know that there will be an8 MileTV series based on the film
While it is exciting that an8 MileTV series based on the movie is in development, the one thing fans hope for more than anything is that it doesn’t compromise the original film’s legacy. Remaking a classic TV show or movie is not new in Hollywood. Even worse, rebooting an inferior product compared to the original has usually been the case. Since Hollywood is now as shameless as ever in making soulless nostalgic cash grabs, that will breed caution about whether the8 Mileseries will fit into that category.
However, 50 Cent compared the upcoming series toPeacock’sBel Airremake, which has effectively been able to reboot its predecessor while not feeling like just an easy cash grab by also bringing some fresh material to its predecessor. By saying that, 50 Cent is seemingly more than aware of the legacy8 Milehas as a film and wants to do everything in his power to add to its lore, not sabotage it. Since Eminem will also be involved with the show’s development, much like he was with the original film, fans should be optimistic that this show could follow inBel Air’s footsteps.
8 Milecan currently be streamed on Netflix
