Producer Brian Grazer talks new book and how Tom Hanks kept him from dropping ‘8 Mile’
www.detroitnews.com
In an interview at his Santa Monica home, the 68-year-old Grazer spoke about how actor Tom Hanks kept him from bailing on the Eminem movie “8 Mile”
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Original Title: TIL producer Brian Grazer had doubts about making 8 Mile with Eminem when Em was reportedly having an issue with Elton John. However, Tom Hanks convinced him to not drop the movie by responding, “Are you crazy? That’s another character…That’s Slim Shady. He doesn’t even take it seriously”.