May 18, 2013

Antoine Fuqua’s ‘Southpaw’ Gets Green Light After More than a Year

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*The Antoine Fuqua boxing drama, “Southpaw” is back on the move. According to the LA Times, The Weinstein Company picked up the project after Dreamworks pulled the plug in 2011. When the project was first announced, Eminem was cast as the star, but with the latest developments, it might be a different story. Written by [...]




MGM/Sony Saves Eminem/Antoine Fuqua film ‘Southpaw’

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*The new MGM has just acquired “Southpaw,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. As previously reported, the gritty boxing drama about a left-handed boxer will star rapper Eminem in his first major movie role since the acclaimed 2002 drama “8 Mile,” and Antoine Fuqua (“Training Day”) will direct. Written by Eminem and “Sons of Anarchy” creator [...]