‘8 Mile’ Star Mekhi Phifer Says There Will Never Be a Sequel

Mekhi Phifer has some dangerous information for “8 Mile” followers, on the heels of the flick’s platinum anniversary — do not waste time in search of a sequel, ”trigger it ain’t occurring!!!

We caught up with the “8 Mile” star shortly after the basic movie marked its twentieth anniversary … and we needed to ask if there was something within the works for a brand new story associated to the OG characters.

Mekhi tells TMZ Hip Hop … there’ll by no means be a follow-up to the movie, so far as he is involved. He says, generally it is best to go away the classics alone … including there’s by no means been any convo about making one occur.

Now, he does acknowledge a sequel could possibly be fascinating — simply story-wise — however he says he would not wish to be in it, and he doubts his costar Eminem could be part of it both.

As far as their relationship goes … he says they’re nonetheless friends and so they keep up a correspondence. He provides, Em is focusing extra on his music proper now, in order that’s another excuse they will not be returning to eight Mile Road.

Since the movie dropped in November 2002, Eminem’s music profession’s had its ups and downs, however he is nonetheless well known as a hip hop icon … and he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this yr.