In a statement, the network called it a "technical glitch" and focused on the "undeniable" fan demand for BMF and the Jackson-directed episode.įor those fans, Jackson - who had to navigate COVID protocols while shooting on location in Detroit during the pandemic - aimed to create an hour to remember. "They just ruined the anticipation of The episode i directed, I WORKED HARD ON THIS." Jackson said in a series of tweets about the incident. 14, premiere on Starz, Jackson had some off-screen drama to contend with, after the episode was accidentally released early before being taken down. "I had the cheat code because I got to read and see all the episodes, and I picked episode 7 because it just had everything and I knew it would be an exciting one to direct," Jackson says, emphasizing a "critical scene" which takes the rivalry between brothers Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory (played by the real Flenory's son, Demetrius "Lil Meech" Flenory Jr.) and Terry "Southwest T" Flenory (Da'Vinchi) and their competition Lamar (Eric Kofi-Abrefa) to "a boiling point." "Em actually has a beard, so they first took the hair out of his face using the technology and then they de-aged him all the way down."Įven before the casting of Jackson's music mentor, helming the episode "All in the Family" - which also features Eminem's fellow Detroit native Kash Doll and BMF recurring player Snoop Dogg - topped the Grammy winner's to-do list. "The technology that they used to de-age him was the same thing they used in The Irishman," says Jackson, whose producing empire includes BMF and the Power universe.
With that easy "yes" in the bag, the bigger challenge was turning the 49-year-old rapper into a teenage informant. Jackson thinks Eminem's decision to play someone other than the real Slim Shady for the first time since 2002's 8 Mile was due to the comfort level between the close collaborators. Eminem and 50 Cent attend the "Southpaw" New York premiere at AMC Loews Lincoln Square on Jin New York City.
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