Eminem almost teleported into the box office. The rapper superstar nearly landed Hayden Christensen's role in 'Jumper,' the film's director Doug Liman reveals.
"We did have conversations with Eminem," he tells MTV News. "If I've proven anything to myself, it's that I can tailor a role to an actor. [I could] develop the role with [someone like Eminem] and make it extremely specific to them. So as long as the person has acting chops, I'm open to talking to almost anybody for almost any role."
Liman directed the 'The Bourne Identity' and its two sequels as well as 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith." He also recently revealed that instead of Angelina Jolie, it was Nicole Kidman that he wanted for the Mrs. Smith role.
"At that point, I had already met Hayden and had fallen in love with Hayden. It was one of those things where the studio, with all things being equal, would rather put a bigger name in the movie [and wanted Eminem.] At some point, I just put my foot down and said, 'I love Hayden.' "
Jumper is the story of a young man named David Rice who can teleport himself anywhere.
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