Rapper Eminem, the star of the film "8 Mile," arrives for its premiere Nov. 6, 2002, in Los Angeles. The long-awaited film, which has been getting good reviews, opens in the U.S. on Nov. 8.
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Eminem with fellow rapper Obie Trice at the "8 Mile" premiere. The soundtrack for the movie, featuring music from the bad boy rapper as well as Jay-Z, Nas and D-12, debuted at No. 1, selling an estimated 702,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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Singer Christina Aguilera arrives as a guest at the Hollywood premiere of Eminem's movie.
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Actress Lucy Liu arrives as a guest. The film, which some describe as an Eminem biography, is set against Detroit's hip-hop scene in 1995. It tells the story of Jimmy Smith Jr., a young white rapper struggling to find his voice.
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Kim Basinger, a cast member of the film "8 Mile," waves to fans as she arrives at the Nov. 6 screening. Basinger plays the mother of Eminem's character in the movie. She also starred in "LA Confidential," another movie directed by Curtis Hanson.
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Eminem poses for photographers. His current album, "The Eminem Show", has remained in the top 10 on the charts for more than five months.
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Singer Avril Lavigne arrives as a guest for the premiere of "8 Mile." The title refers to Detroit's 8 Mile Road, the the city's perimeter and a psychological dividing line between urban and suburban and between black and white.
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Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson arrive as guests at the "8 Mile" premiere.
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Rapper Dr. Dre points to Brian Grazer, producer of the film. Grazer won an Academy Award last year for "Beautiful Mind."
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Actress and rapper Queen Latifah arrives as a guest.
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"8-Mile" director Curtis Hanson pauses during an interview in Birmingham, Mich. Hanson initially hesitated at using Detroit as a setting for the Eminem movie, but eventually agreed to shoot it here because of the unique visual opportunities it offered.
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Eminem, portraying Jimmy "Rabbit" Smith Jr., appears in a scene from the new semi-autobiographical film. The film so closely represents a period in the Grammy-winning rapper's life that it's difficult to determine where his on-screen alter ego leaves off and Eminem begins.
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In this scene Jimmy (Eminem) is seen riding the bus to his factory job.
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Jimmy (Eminem) stares down his opponent in a freestyle rap battle.
