Eminem Set to Return to Big Screen

from WDIV Detroit TV 4

Detroit-area rap star Eminem will return to the big screen in a remake of the western television series "Have Gun - Will Travel." Eminem will star in a contemporary feature adaptation of the 1950s CBS series for Paramount Pictures.

The setting could be Eminem's hometown of Detroit, but the details are yet to be worked out. Paramount Pictures has extended an 18-month option to develop the movie as a vehicle for the rapper. The new movie will be revamped from the original, with some characters based loosely on ones from the series as well as nods to certain story points.

The rapper will be cast as a bounty hunter, and it is unlikely he will resemble actor Richard Boone's character Paladin from the TV series. Interscope/Shady/Aftermath Films will produce the film and Eminem may contribute to the soundtrack.