*Eminem has been tapped to play White Boy Rick in the newest Starz drama, “BMF” (“Black Mafia Family”).
Eminem will star in one episode of the series, according to The Wrap.
“I’m honored and appreciative of my good friend Em for supporting my new show ‘BMF,’ ” Fiddy said in a statement. “We couldn’t do a show based in Detroit without incorporating the legend that is Eminem.”
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50 recently explained on tweeter that he directed Em’s episode, and used reverse aging technology on the rapper, similar to what director Martin Scorsese employed in his 2019 film, “The Irishman.”
“I directed ‘BMF’ EPISODE 7 it is amazing. I used the same digital de-aging special effects they used in ‘The Irishman.’ To take @eminem back to his teenage years,” Fiddy wrote.
Here’s more from New York Post:
In real life, Richard Wershe Jr., a k a White Boy Rick, became an FBI informant from age 14 to 16. He sold drugs and guns while being a member of a Detroit gang. By 17, Wershe claims he was duped by the feds and apprehended for cocaine possession. While Wershe, now 52 years old, was sentenced to life in prison, he was paroled and released in July 2020.
A documentary about his life, “White Boy,” was released in 2017, and a feature film starring Matthew McConaughey, “White Boy Rick,” dropped the following year.
