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Eminem Cast As Boxer - Eminem will star as a boxer in a new movie. The rapper - real name Marshall Mathers - is set to play the lead role in 'Southpaw' which follows a fast-rising boxer who wins the welterweight world title, only to see his world come crashing down following a tragedy and his subsequent attempts to regain glory. Kurt Sutter will pen the script, partly based on Eminem's struggles with prescription drug addiction, which he documented in his recent album 'Recovery'. He told Deadline.com: 'I took meetings with Marshall's producing partners over the past seven years, looking for something to do together. Eminem Cast As Boxer 'I know he's very selective and doesn't do a lot. But he shared so much of his personal struggle in this raw and very honest album, one that I connected with on a lot of levels. 'He is very interested in the boxing genre, and it seemed like an apt metaphor, because his own life has been a brawl. I...