Eminem coined the time period “Stan” along with his 2000 hit in a pre-cursor to what the evolution of superfan tradition would seem like within the social media period a long time later. Now, Slim Shady is about to co-produce a Stans documentary, diving deeper into the multilayered relationship between artists and their viewers, with followers having extra entry than ever to their heroes.
Based on Selection, Stans will arrive later this 12 months, with the 15-time Grammy winner concerned by way of his Shady Movies, together with DIGA Studios and Hill District Media.
Steven Leckart has reportedly been tapped because the movie’s director, in line with Selection. A synopsis says that the doc shall be a “revealing, edgy and disarmingly private journey into the world of superfandom, informed by way of the lens of one of many world’s most iconic and enduring artists, Eminem, and the followers that worship him.”
Eminem’s supervisor Paul Rosenberg mentioned in an announcement: “Stans would be the alternative for us to to show the digital camera round and ask the viewers about being followers — and in some circumstances, fanatics. This can be a research of the connection between fanbase and artist by way of the lens of one among Eminem’s most fascinating songs and one of many world’s most essential entertainers.”
Whereas Stans is reported to be a working title, the documentary will initially be distributed by MTV/Paramount.
“Paul Rosenberg and I’ve recognized one another since my days on MTV’s TRL, a present that was pushed by the facility of fandom, bringing artists and their followers collectively. So when he informed me in regards to the thought for this movie, it felt like we had come full circle,” DIGA CEO Tony DiSanto added. “Stans will discover the complicated relationship between fame and tremendous fandom, informed by way of the lens of one of many world’s most Iconic artists, Eminem, his music, and, particularly, his most excessive followers.”
Eminem’s “Stan” was included on the Detroit rap icon’s The Marshall Mathers LP in 2000. Produced by The 45 King, the multiplatinum monitor reached a peak of No. 51 on the Billboard Sizzling 100 in December 2000. The Oxford English Dictionary added the time period “Stan” to its pages in 2017.
Watch the “Stan” music video beneath.
