LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Eminem's first movie since "8 Mile" is one step closer to happening.
"Southpaw," a boxing movie in which Eminem would play a welterweight champ who punches his way back to glory after a tragedy, now looks to be zeroing on "Training Day" director Antoine Fuqua to take the helm.
Fuqua, who is currently shooting a biopic in China centering on concubine Yang Guifei, is in talks to board the pugilist picture, which is hoping for a fall start.
DreamWorks picked up the project in December when another boxing movie, "The Fighter," was burning up the box office and awards season buzz. It was written by "Sons of Anarchy" creator Kirk Sutter.
Eminem played himself in 2002's autobiographical "8 Mile," and won an Oscar for co-writing the theme song.
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