http://www.tubefilter.com/2012/09/21/eminem-entering-web-series-world-with-production-made-in-detroit/
Eminem Entering Web Series
World With Production Made In Detroit
By Sam Gutelle
The
best thing to come out of Eminem‘s first film, 8 Mile, was the
song ‘Lose
Yourself’, which has a become a staple in the pre-workout playlist
of down-and-out white dudes everywhere. The second best thing to come out of
the film, however, was probably the shocking quality of Eminem’s acting. It
wasn’t Academy Award-quality stuff, but it certainly wasn’t bad. Heck, even Roger
Ebert liked it. That’s why I’m intrigued to see what Eminem will
bring to the table as a producer when his firm, Shady Films, releases Detroit
Rubber, a web series set to debut sometime in the near future.
Detroit
Rubber will detail
the trials and tribulations of two shoe store owners trying to attract shoppers
from around the country. It seems like an odd plot, but the series promises to
embrace hip-hop culture, so if we at least get a scene like the
final rap battle in 8 Mile then everything will be ok (Warning:
predictably strong language).
The
series is being produced by Shady Films alongside Electus, the web
production company that runs a plentiful
variety of YouTube channels. Detroit Rubber will be coming to
Electus’ LOUD network, which
also hosts the wild K-TOWN
reality series along with other pop-culture related series. LOUD
only launched this July, so Detroit Rubber should become of the
channel’s premier programs when it does get released.
No date has
yet been set for release, but filming is to start soon (in Detroit, of course).
My guess is that we should expect to see Detroit Rubber sometime in
2013, in order to coincide with Eminem’s rumored roles in a Have Gun,
Will Travel film and a bizarre hip-hop horror…thing.
We’ll have more on this as details are released down the road. For now, keep
jammin’ to ‘Lose Yourself’ before your next beer league softball game.
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