Southpaw, a boxing movie which was set to star Eminem, has been scrapped by Dreamworks. The film was to begin shooting in 2012 but was axed due to the fact that the studio has too many movies in the pipe line with similar concepts (boxing, violence). Em’s role in the movie was described as: a fast-rising welterweight boxer who brawls his way to the title, only to see his world crash down around him due to a tragedy
Southpaw was going to be Eminem’s big return to the movie screens after the Oscar winning, 8 Mile. The movie however is being pitched to other studios.